--- title: Job 13 — the Tanakh in Hebrew, Aramaic and English, with trees description: Job chapter 13 of the Tanakh (Ketuvim — the Writings) in Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), every verse with its syntax tree and pragmatics. It begins: Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/13/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/) / chapter 13 # Job 13 28 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence. - [13:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.1/) — הֶן־כֹּל רָאֲתָה עֵינִי שָֽׁמְעָה אָזְנִי וַתָּבֶן לָֽהּ׃ — Lo, mine eye hath seen all this, mine ear hath heard and understood it. - [13:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.2/) — כְּֽדַעְתְּכֶם יָדַעְתִּי גַם־אָנִי לֹא־נֹפֵל אָנֹכִי מִכֶּֽם׃ — What ye know, do I know also; I am not inferior unto you. - [13:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.3/) — אוּלָם אֲנִי אֶל־שַׁדַּי אֲדַבֵּר וְהוֹכֵחַ אֶל־אֵל אֶחְפָּֽץ׃ — Notwithstanding I would speak to the Almighty, and I desire to reason with God. - [13:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.4/) — וְֽאוּלָם אַתֶּם טֹֽפְלֵי־שָׁקֶר רֹפְאֵי אֱלִל כֻּלְּכֶֽם׃ — But ye are plasterers of lies, ye are all physicians of no value. - [13:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.5/) — מִֽי־יִתֵּן הַחֲרֵשׁ תַּחֲרִישׁוּן וּתְהִי לָכֶם לְחָכְמָֽה׃ — Oh that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it would be your wisdom. - [13:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.6/) — שִׁמְעוּ־נָא תוֹכַחְתִּי וְרִבוֹת שְׂפָתַי הַקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃ — Hear now my reasoning, and hearken to the pleadings of my lips. - [13:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.7/) — הַלְאֵל תְּדַבְּרוּ עַוְלָה וְלוֹ תְּֽדַבְּרוּ רְמִיָּֽה׃ — Will ye speak unrighteously for God, and talk deceitfully for Him? - [13:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.8/) — הֲפָנָיו תִּשָּׂאוּן אִם־לָאֵל תְּרִיבֽוּן׃ — Will ye show Him favour? Will ye contend for God? - [13:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.9/) — הֲטוֹב כִּֽי־יַחְקֹר אֶתְכֶם אִם־כְּהָתֵל בֶּאֱנוֹשׁ תְּהָתֵלּוּ בֽוֹ׃ — Would it be good that He should search you out? Or as one mocketh a man, will ye mock Him? - [13:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.10/) — הוֹכֵחַ יוֹכִיחַ אֶתְכֶם אִם־בַּסֵּתֶר פָּנִים תִּשָּׂאֽוּן׃ — He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly show favour. - [13:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.11/) — הֲלֹא שְׂאֵתוֹ תְּבַעֵת אֶתְכֶם וּפַחְדּוֹ יִפֹּל עֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ — Shall not His majesty terrify you, and His dread fall upon you? - [13:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.12/) — זִֽכְרֹנֵיכֶם מִשְׁלֵי־אֵפֶר לְגַבֵּי־חֹמֶר גַּבֵּיכֶֽם׃ — Your memorials shall be like unto ashes, your eminences to eminences of clay. - [13:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.13/) — הַחֲרִישׁוּ מִמֶּנִּי וַאֲדַבְּרָה־אָנִי וְיַעֲבֹר עָלַי מָֽה׃ — Hold your peace, let me alone, that I may speak, and let come on me what will. - [13:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.14/) — עַל־מָה ׀ אֶשָּׂא בְשָׂרִי בְשִׁנָּי וְנַפְשִׁי אָשִׂים בְּכַפִּֽי׃ — I will take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in my hand. - [13:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.15/) — הֵן יִקְטְלֵנִי לוֹ אֲיַחֵל אַךְ־דְּרָכַי אֶל־פָּנָיו אוֹכִֽיחַ׃ — Though He slay me, yet will I trust in Him; but I will argue my ways before Him. - [13:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.16/) — גַּם־הוּא־לִי לִֽישׁוּעָה כִּי־לֹא לְפָנָיו חָנֵף יָבֽוֹא׃ — This also shall be my salvation, that a hypocrite cannot come before Him. - [13:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.17/) — שִׁמְעוּ שָׁמוֹעַ מִלָּתִי וְאַֽחֲוָתִי בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃ — Hear diligently my speech, and let my declaration be in your ears. - [13:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.18/) — הִנֵּה־נָא עָרַכְתִּי מִשְׁפָּט יָדַעְתִּי כִּֽי־אֲנִי אֶצְדָּֽק׃ — Behold now, I have ordered my cause; I know that I shall be justified. - [13:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.19/) — מִי־הוּא יָרִיב עִמָּדִי כִּֽי־עַתָּה אַחֲרִישׁ וְאֶגְוָֽע׃ — Who is he that will contend with me? For then would I hold my peace and die. - [13:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.20/) — אַךְ־שְׁתַּיִם אַל־תַּעַשׂ עִמָּדִי אָז מִפָּנֶיךָ לֹא אֶסָּתֵֽר׃ — Only do not two things unto me, then will I not hide myself from Thee: - [13:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.21/) — כַּפְּךָ מֵעָלַי הַרְחַק וְאֵמָתְךָ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃ — Withdraw Thy hand far from me; and let not Thy terror make me afraid. - [13:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.22/) — וּקְרָא וְאָנֹכִי אֶֽעֱנֶה אֽוֹ־אֲדַבֵּר וַהֲשִׁיבֵֽנִי׃ — Then call Thou, and I will answer; or let me speak, and answer Thou me. - [13:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.23/) — כַּמָּה לִי עֲוֺנוֹת וְחַטָּאוֹת פִּֽשְׁעִי וְחַטָּאתִי הֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ — How many are mine iniquities and sins? Make me to know my transgression and my sin. - [13:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.24/) — לָֽמָּה־פָנֶיךָ תַסְתִּיר וְתַחְשְׁבֵנִי לְאוֹיֵב לָֽךְ׃ — Wherefore hidest Thou Thy face, and holdest me for Thine enemy? - [13:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.25/) — הֶעָלֶה נִדָּף תַּעֲרוֹץ וְאֶת־קַשׁ יָבֵשׁ תִּרְדֹּֽף׃ — Wilt Thou harass a driven leaf? And wilt Thou pursue the dry stubble? - [13:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.26/) — כִּֽי־תִכְתֹּב עָלַי מְרֹרוֹת וְתוֹרִישֵׁנִי עֲוֺנוֹת נְעוּרָֽי׃ — That Thou shouldest write bitter things against me, and make me to inherit the iniquities of my youth. - [13:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.27/) — וְתָשֵׂם בַּסַּד ׀ רַגְלַי וְתִשְׁמוֹר כָּל־אָרְחוֹתָי עַל־שָׁרְשֵׁי רַגְלַי תִּתְחַקֶּֽה׃ — Thou puttest my feet also in the stocks, and lookest narrowly unto all my paths; Thou drawest Thee a line about the soles of my feet; - [13:28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB.13.28/) — וְהוּא כְּרָקָב יִבְלֶה כְּבֶגֶד אֲכָלוֹ עָֽשׁ׃ — Though I am like a wine-skin that consumeth, like a garment that is moth-eaten. - ← previous: [Job 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/12/) - next →: [Job 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/14/) - ↑ back to [Job](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/)