3Nowנָ֣אna'H4994braceאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247yourselfחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504like a manכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397;I will question youוְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ve.'esh.'al.khaH7592,and you shall inform Meוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045.
4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375were youהָ֭יִיתָHa.yi.taH1961when I laid the foundationsבְּיָסְדִי־be.ya.se.di-H3245of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Tellהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046Me,ifאִם־'im-H518you have understandingיָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה׃ya.Da'.ta vi.NahH3045H998.
6עַל־'al-H5921On whatמָ֭הmahH4100were its foundationsאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134setהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,orא֥וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310laidיָ֝רָ֗הya.RahH3384its cornerstoneאֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃'E.ven pi.na.TahH68H6438,
7while the morningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangבְּרָן־be.ron-H7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162and allכָּל־kol-H3605the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shouted for joyוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321?
8Who enclosedוַיָּ֣סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5526the seaיָ֑םYamH3220behind doorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817when it burst forthבְּ֝גִיח֗וֹbe.gi.ChoH1518from the wombמֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃me.Re.chem ye.Tze'H7358H3318,
9when I madeבְּשׂוּמִ֣יbe.su.MiH7760the cloudsעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051its garmentלְבֻשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830and thick darknessוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205its blanketחֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃cha.tu.la.ToH2854,
10when I fixedוָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יוva.'esh.Bor 'a.LavH7665H5921its boundariesחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706and set in placeוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760its barsבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280and doorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,
11and I declaredוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559: ‘You may comeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935this farעַד־ פֹּ֣ה'ad- pohH5704H6311,but noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fartherתֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254;hereוּפֹ֥א־u.Fo'-H6311your proudבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347wavesגַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ga.Lei.khaH1530must stopיָ֝שִׁ֗יתya.ShitH7896’?
12In your daysהְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָHe.mi.ya.mei.khaH3117,have you commandedצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680the morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242or assignedיִדַּ֖עְתָּyi.da'.taH3045the dawnהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.sha.charH7837its placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,
13that it might spreadלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270to the endsבְּכַנְפ֣וֹתbe.khan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and shakeוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563out of itמִמֶּֽנָּה׃mi.Me.nahH4480?
14The earth takes shapeתִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְTit.ha.pekhH2015like clayכְּחֹ֣מֶרke.Cho.merH2563undera sealחוֹתָ֑םcho.TamH2368;its hills stand outוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644the folds of a garmentלְבֽוּשׁ׃le.VushH3830.
15Lightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216is withheldוְיִמָּנַ֣עve.yi.ma.Na'H4513from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֣יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563,and their upraisedרָ֝מָ֗הra.MahH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220is brokenתִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665.
16Have you journeyedהֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.taH935toעַד־'ad-H5704the ventsנִבְכֵי־niv.khei-H5033of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220or walkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980in the trenchesוּבְחֵ֥קֶרu.ve.Che.kerH2714of the deepתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415?
17Have the gatesשַׁעֲרֵי־sha.'a.rei-H8179of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194been revealedהֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.LuH1540to you?Have you seenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the gatesוְשַׁעֲרֵ֖יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֣וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757?
18Have you surveyedהִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־Hit.bo.nan.ta 'ad-H995H5704the extentרַחֲבֵי־ra.cha.vei-H7338of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Tellהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046Me,ifאִם־'im-H518you knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all thisכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605.
19Whereאֵי־ זֶ֣ה'ei- zehH335H2088is the wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870to the homeיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931of lightא֑וֹר'orH216?Do you know whereאֵי־ זֶ֥ה'ei- zehH335H2088darknessוְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822residesמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,
20soכִּ֣יkiH3588you can lead it backתִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuH3947toאֶל־'el-H413its borderגְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־ge.vu.Lo ve.khi-H1366H3588?Do you knowתָ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995the pathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410to its homeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004?
21Surely you knowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045,forכִּי־ki-H3588you were alreadyאָ֣ז'azH227bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205!And the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of your daysיָמֶ֣יךָya.Mei.khaH3117is greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227!
22Have you enteredהֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־Ha.va.ta 'el-H935H413the storehousesאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of snowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950or observedתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the storehousesוְאֹצְר֖וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of hailבָּרָ֣דba.RadH1259,
23whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I hold in reserveחָשַׂ֥כְתִּיcha.Sakh.tiH2820for timesלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256of troubleצָ֑רTzarH6862,for the dayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117of warקְ֝רָ֗בke.RavH7128and battleוּמִלְחָמָֽה׃u.mil.cha.MahH4421?
24In whichאֵי־ זֶ֣ה'ei- zehH335H2088directionהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870is the lightningא֑וֹר'orH216dispersedיֵחָ֣לֶקye.Cha.lekH2505,or the east windקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921scatteredיָפֵ֖ץya.FetzH6327overעֲלֵי־'a.lei-H5921the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?
25Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310cutsפִלַּ֣גfi.LagH6385a channelתְּעָלָ֑הte.'a.LahH8585for the floodלַשֶּׁ֣טֶףla.She.tefH7858or clears a pathוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870forלַחֲזִ֥יזla.cha.ZizH2385the thunderboltקֹלֽוֹת׃ko.LotH6963,
26to bring rainלְ֭הַמְטִירLe.ham.tirH4305onעַל־'al-H5921a barrenלֹא־ אִ֑ישׁlo'- 'IshH3808H376landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776,on a desertמִ֝דְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057where noלֹא־lo'-H3808manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120lives,
27to satisfyלְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַle.has.Bi.a'H7646the parchedשֹׁ֭אָהSho.'ahH7722wastelandוּמְשֹׁאָ֑הu.me.sho.'AhH4875and make it sproutוּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָאu.le.hatz.Mi.ach Mo.tza'H6779H4161with tender grassדֶֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877?
28Does the rainלַמָּטָ֥רla.ma.TarH4306haveהֲיֵשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426a fatherאָ֑ב א֥וֹ'Av 'oH1H176?Whoמִי־mi-H4310has begottenה֝וֹלִ֗ידho.LidH3205the dropsאֶגְלֵי־'eg.lei-H96of dewטָֽל׃TalH2919?
29From whoseמִ֭יmiH4310wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990does the iceהַקָּ֑רַחha.Ka.rachH7140emergeיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318?Whoמִ֣יmiH4310gives birth toיְלָדֽוֹ׃ye.la.DoH3205the frostוּכְפֹ֥רu.khe.ForH3713from heavenשָׁ֝מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,
30when the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325become hardיִתְחַבָּ֑אוּyit.cha.Ba.'uH2244as stoneכָּ֭אֶבֶןKa.'e.venH68and the surfaceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the deepתְ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415is frozenיִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃yit.la.Ka.duH3920?
31Can you bindהַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁרHat.ka.sherH7194the chainsמַעֲדַנּ֣וֹתma.'a.da.NotH4575of the Pleiadesכִּימָ֑הki.MahH3598orאֽוֹ־'ov-H176loosenתְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃te.fa.Te.achH6605the beltמֹשְׁכ֖וֹתmo.she.KhotH4189of Orionכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3685?
32Can you bring forthהֲתֹצִ֣יאha.to.Tzi'H3318the constellationsמַזָּר֣וֹתma.za.RotH4216in their seasonsבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256or lead outתַנְחֵֽם׃tan.ChemH5148the Bearוְ֝עַ֗יִשׁve.'A.yishH5906andעַל־'al-H5921her cubsבָּנֶ֥יהָba.Nei.haH1121?
33Do you knowהֲ֭יָדַעְתָּHa.ya.da'.taH3045the lawsחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708of the heavensשָׁמָ֑יִם אִם־sha.Ma.yim 'im-H8064H518?Can you setתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760their dominionמִשְׁטָר֣וֹmish.ta.RoH4896over the earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776?
34Can you commandהֲתָרִ֣ים קוֹלֶ֑ךָha.ta.Rim ko.Le.chaH7311H6963the cloudsלָעָ֣בla.'AvH5645so that a floodוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229of waterמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325covers youתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680?
35Can you sendהַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣חhat.sha.LachH7971the lightning boltsבְּרָקִ֣יםbe.ra.KimH1300on their wayוְיֵלֵ֑כוּve.ye.Le.khuH1980?Do they reportוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559to you, ‘Here we areהִנֵּֽנוּ׃hi.Ne.nuH2005’?
36Whoמִי־mi.Sha-H4310has putשָׁ֭תSha.tH7896wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451in the heartבַּטֻּח֣וֹתba.tu.ChotH2910orא֤וֹ מִֽי־'o mi-H176H4310givenנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998to the mindלַשֶּׂ֣כְוִיla.Sekh.viH7907?
37Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310has the wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֑הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451to countיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834?Or whoמִ֣יmiH4310can tiltיַשְׁכִּֽיב׃yash.KivH7901the water jarsוְנִבְלֵ֥יve.niv.LeiH5035of the heavensשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064
38when the dustעָ֭פָר'A.forH6083hardensבְּצֶ֣קֶתbe.Tze.ketH3332into a massלַמּוּצָ֑קla.mu.TzakH4165and the clods of earthוּרְגָבִ֥יםu.re.ga.VimH7263stick togetherיְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃ye.du.Ba.kuH1692?
39Can you huntהֲתָצ֣וּדha.ta.TzudH6679the preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964for a lionessלְלָבִ֣יאle.la.Vi'H3833or satisfyתְּמַלֵּֽא׃te.ma.Le'H4390the hungerוְחַיַּ֖תve.chai.YatH2416of young lionsכְּפִירִ֣יםke.fi.RimH3715
40whenכִּי־ki-H3588they crouchיָשֹׁ֥חוּya.Sho.chuH7817in their densבַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹתva.me.'o.NotH4585and lieיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427inלְמוֹ־le.mov-H3926waitאָֽרֶב׃'A.revH695in the thicketבַסֻּכָּ֣הva.su.KahH5521?
41Whoמִ֤יmiH4310providesיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559foodצֵ֫יד֥וֹtzei.DoH6718for the ravenלָעֹרֵ֗בla.'o.RevH6158whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588its youngיְ֭לָדָיוye.la.dovH3206cry outיְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּye.sha.Ve.'uH7768toאֵ֣ל'elH410Godאֶל־'el-H413as they wander aboutיִ֝תְע֗וּyit.'UH8582for lack ofלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097foodאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400?
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