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?
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