Berean Standard Bible

Job 38:1-11

1Then the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853answeredוַיַּֽעַן־vai.ya.'an-H6030Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347out ofמִ֥ן׀minH4480the whirlwindהַסְּעָרָ֗הha.se.'a.rahH5591and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559:

2“Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is thisזֶ֨ה׀zehH2088who obscuresמַחְשִׁ֖יךְmach.ShikhH2821My counselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098by wordsבְמִלִּ֗יןve.mi.LinH4405withoutבְּֽלִי־be.li-H1097knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?

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.NahH3045 H998.

5Whoמִי־mi-H4310fixedשָׂ֣םsamH7760its measurementsמְ֭מַדֶּיהָMe.ma.dei.haH4461?Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588you knowתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045!Orא֤וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310stretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186a measuring lineקָּֽו׃KavH6957across itעָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921?

6עַל־'al-H5921On whatמָ֭הmahH4100were its foundationsאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134setהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883,orא֥וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310laidיָ֝רָ֗הya.RahH3384its cornerstoneאֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃'E.ven pi.na.TahH68 H6438,

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'H7358 H3318,

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.LavH7665 H5921its 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- pohH5704 H6311,but noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fartherתֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254;hereוּפֹ֥א־u.Fo'-H6311your proudבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347wavesגַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ga.Lei.khaH1530must stopיָ֝שִׁ֗יתya.ShitH7896’?

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