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Job 38:16-21

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-H995 H5704the extentרַחֲבֵי־ra.cha.vei-H7338of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Tellהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046Me,ifאִם־'im-H518you knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045all thisכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605.

19Whereאֵי־ זֶ֣ה'ei- zehH335 H2088is the wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870to the homeיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931of lightא֑וֹר'orH216?Do you know whereאֵי־ זֶ֥ה'ei- zehH335 H2088darknessוְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822residesמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,

20soכִּ֣יkiH3588you can lead it backתִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuH3947toאֶל־'el-H413its borderגְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־ge.vu.Lo ve.khi-H1366 H3588?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!

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