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Job 38:1-11

1ThenJehovahansweredJobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347outofthewhirlwind,andsaidH559,

2Whoisthisthatdarkenethcounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098Bywordsבְמִלִּ֗יןve.mi.LinH4405withoutknowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?

3Girdאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247upnowthyloinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504likeamanכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397;ForIwilldemandofthee,anddeclarethou untome.

4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375wast thouwhenIlaidthefoundationsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?DeclareH5046,ifthou hastunderstandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.

5Whodeterminedthemeasures thereof,ifthou knowest?Orwhostretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186thelineuponit?

6Whereuponwerethefoundations thereof fastened?Orwholaidthecorner-stone thereof,

7Whenthemorningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangH7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162,Andallthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321forjoyH7442?

8Orwho shutuptheseaיָ֑םYamH3220withdoorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817,Whenit brakeforthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318,asif ithadissuedoutofthewombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358;

9WhenImadeH7760cloudsעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051thegarmentthereof,Andthickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205aswaddling-bandforit,

10Andmarkedoutforitmybound,Andsetוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760barsבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280anddoorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,

11AndsaidH559, Hitherto shalt thoucomeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935,butnofurther;AndhereH6311shallthyproudwavesbestayed?

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