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Job 28:1-11

1“Surelyכִּ֤יkiH3588there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426a mineמוֹצָ֑אmo.Tza'H4161for silverלַכֶּ֣סֶףla.Ke.sefH3701and a placeוּ֝מָק֗וֹםu.ma.KomH4725where goldלַזָּהָ֥בla.za.HavH2091is refinedיָזֹֽקּוּ׃ya.Zo.kuH2212.

2Ironבַּ֭רְזֶלBar.zelH1270is takenיֻקָּ֑חyu.KachH3947from the earthמֵעָפָ֣רme.'a.FarH6083,and copperנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154is smeltedיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH6694from oreוְ֝אֶ֗בֶןve.'E.venH68.

3Manputsשָׂ֤םsamH7760an endקֵ֤ץ׀ketzH7093to the darknessלַחֹ֗שֶׁךְla.Cho.shekhH2822;heה֣וּאhu'H1931probesחוֹקֵ֑רcho.KerH2713the farthest recessesוּֽלְכָל־ תַּ֭כְלִיתu.le.khol- Takh.litH3605 H8503for oreאֶ֖בֶן'E.venH68in deepest darknessאֹ֣פֶל וְצַלְמָֽוֶת׃'O.fel ve.tzal.Ma.vetH652 H6757.

4Far fromמֵֽעִם־ מִנִּי־me.'im- mi.ni-H4480 H5973human habitationגָּ֗רGarH1481he cutsפָּ֤רַץPa.ratzH6555a shaftנַ֨חַל׀Na.chalH5158in places forgottenהַֽנִּשְׁכָּחִ֥יםha.nish.ka.ChimH7911by the foot of manרָ֑גֶלRa.gelH7272.Far from menמֵאֱנ֣וֹשׁme.'e.No.oshH582he danglesדַּ֖לּוּDa.luH1809and swaysנָֽעוּ׃Na.'uH5128.

5Foodלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899may comeיֵֽצֵא־ye.tze'-H3318fromמִמֶּ֥נָּהmi.Me.nahH4480the earthאֶ֗רֶץ'E.retzH776,but from belowוְ֝תַחְתֶּ֗יהָve.tach.Tei.haH8478it is transformedנֶהְפַּ֥ךְneh.PakhH2015asכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644by fireאֵֽשׁ׃'EshH784.

6Its rocksאֲבָנֶ֑יהָ'a.va.Nei.haH68are the sourceמְקוֹם־me.kom-H4725of sapphiresסַפִּ֥ירsa.PirH5601,containing flecksוְעַפְרֹ֖תve.'af.RotH6083of goldזָהָ֣בza.HavH2091.

7Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808bird of preyעָ֑יִט'A.yitH5861knowsיְדָ֣עוֹye.Da.'ovH3045that pathנָ֭תִיבNa.tivH5410;noוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808falcon’sאַיָּֽה׃'ai.YahH344eyeעֵ֣ין'einH5869has seen itשְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּShe.za.Fa.tuH7805.

8Proud beastsבְנֵי־ שָׁ֑חַץve.nei- Sha.chatzH1121 H7830have neverלֹֽא־lo'-H3808trodden itהִדְרִיכֻ֥הוּhid.ri.Khu.huH1869;noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808lionשָֽׁחַל׃Sha.chalH7826has ever prowledעָדָ֖ה'a.DahH5710over itעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921.

9The miner strikesשָׁלַ֣ח יָד֑וֹsha.Lach ya.DoH7971 H3027the flintבַּֽ֭חַלָּמִישׁBa.cha.la.mishH2496;he overturnsהָפַ֖ךְha.FakhH2015mountainsהָרִֽים׃ha.RimH2022at their baseמִשֹּׁ֣רֶשׁmi.Sho.reshH8328.

10He hews outבִּקֵּ֑עַbi.Ke.a'H1234channelsיְאֹרִ֣יםye.'o.RimH2975in the rocksבַּ֭צּוּרוֹתBa.tzu.rotH6697,and his eyesעֵינֽוֹ׃ei.NoH5869spotרָאֲתָ֥הra.'a.TahH7200everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605treasureיְ֝קָ֗רye.KarH3366.

11He stops upחִבֵּ֑שׁchi.BeshH2280the sourcesמִ֭בְּכִיMi.be.khiH1065of the streamsנְהָר֣וֹתne.ha.RotH5104to bringיֹ֣צִאYo.tzi'H3318what is hiddenוְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּve.ta.'a.lu.MahH8587to lightאֽוֹר׃ פ'orH216.

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