וַיַּ֥עַן אֱלִיה֗וּ וַיֹּאמַֽר
Elihu spake moreover, and said,
Word-by-word analysis· 3 words
הֲ֭זֹאת חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥י מֵאֵֽל
Thinkest you this to be right, you saidst, My righteousness more than God's?
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
כִּֽי תֹ֭אמַר מַה יִּסְכָּן לָ֑ךְ מָֽה אֹ֝עִ֗יל מֵֽחַטָּאתִֽי
For you saidst, What advantage will it be to you? , What profit shall I have, from my sin?
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
אֲ֭נִי אֲשִֽׁיבְךָ֣ מִלִּ֑ין וְֽאֶת רֵעֶ֥יךָ עִמָּֽךְ
I will answer you, and your companions with you.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
הַבֵּ֣ט שָׁמַ֣יִם וּרְאֵ֑ה וְשׁ֥וּר שְׁ֝חָקִ֗ים גָּבְה֥וּ מִמֶּֽךָּ
Look to the heavens, and see; and behold the clouds are higher than you.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
אִם חָ֭טָאתָ מַה תִּפְעָל בּ֑וֹ וְרַבּ֥וּ פְ֝שָׁעֶ֗יךָ מַה תַּעֲשֶׂה לּֽוֹ
If you sinnest, what doest you against him? or your transgressions be multiplied, what doest you to him?
Word-by-word analysis· 10 words
אִם צָ֭דַקְתָּ מַה תִּתֶּן ל֑וֹ א֥וֹ מַה מִיָּדְךָ֥ יִקָּֽח
If you be righteous, what givest you him? or what receiveth he of your hand?
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
לְאִישׁ כָּמ֥וֹךָ רִשְׁעֶ֑ךָ וּלְבֶן אָ֝דָ֗ם צִדְקָתֶֽךָ
Your wickedness a man as you ; and your righteousness the son of man.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
מֵ֭רֹב עֲשׁוּקִ֣ים יַזְעִ֑יקוּ יְשַׁוְּע֖וּ מִזְּר֣וֹעַ רַבִּֽים
By reason of the multitude of oppressions they make to cry: they cry out by reason of the arm of the mighty.
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
וְֽלֹא אָמַ֗ר אַ֭יֵּה אֱל֣וֹהַּ עֹשָׂ֑י נֹתֵ֖ן זְמִר֣וֹת בַּלָּֽיְלָה
But none says, Where God my maker, who giveth songs in the night;
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ מִבַּהֲמ֣וֹת אָ֑רֶץ וּמֵע֖וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ
Who teacheth us more than the beasts of the earth, and maketh us wiser than the fowls of heaven?
Word-by-word analysis· 6 words
שָׁ֣ם יִ֭צְעֲקוּ וְלֹ֣א יַעֲנֶ֑ה מִ֝פְּנֵ֗י גְּא֣וֹן רָעִֽים
There they cry, but none giveth answer, because of the pride of evil men.
Word-by-word analysis· 7 words
אַךְ שָׁ֭וְא לֹא יִשְׁמַ֥ע אֵ֑ל וְ֝שַׁדַּ֗י לֹ֣א יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה
Surely God will not hear vanity, neither will the Almighty regard it.
Word-by-word analysis· 8 words
אַ֣ף כִּֽי תֹ֭אמַר לֹ֣א תְשׁוּרֶ֑נּוּ דִּ֥ין לְ֝פָנָ֗יו וּתְח֥וֹלֵֽל לֽוֹ
Although you sayest you shall not see him, judgment before him; therefore trust you in him.
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְעַתָּ֗ה כִּי אַ֭יִן פָּקַ֣ד אַפּ֑וֹ וְלֹֽא יָדַ֖ע בַּפַּ֣שׁ מְאֹֽד
But now, because not , he has visited in his anger; yet he knoweth not in great extremity:
Word-by-word analysis· 9 words
וְ֭אִיּוֹב הֶ֣בֶל יִפְצֶה פִּ֑יהוּ בִּבְלִי דַ֝֗עַת מִלִּ֥ין יַכְבִּֽר
Therefore does Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.