1“Do you knowהֲיָדַ֗עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045whenעֵ֭ת'etH6256mountainסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553goatsיַעֲלֵי־ya.'a.lei-H3277give birthלֶ֣דֶתLe.detH3205?Have you watchedתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104the doeאַיָּל֣וֹת'ai.ya.LotH355bear her fawnחֹלֵ֖לcho.LelH2342?
2Can you countתִּסְפֹּ֣רtis.PorH5608the monthsיְרָחִ֣יםye.ra.ChimH3391they are pregnantתְּמַלֶּ֑אנָהte.ma.Le.nahH4390?Do you knowוְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּve.ya.Da'.taH3045the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256they give birthלִדְתָּֽנָה׃lid.Ta.nahH3205?
4Their young onesבְ֭נֵיהֶםVe.nei.hemH1121thriveיַחְלְמ֣וּyach.le.MuH2492and grow upיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235in the open fieldבַבָּ֑רva.BarH1250;they leaveיָ֝צְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318and do notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808returnשָׁ֥בוּSha.vuH7725.
5Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310setשִׁלַּ֣חshi.LachH7971the wild donkeyפֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'H6501freeחָפְשִׁ֑יcha.fe.ShiH2670?Whoמִ֣יmiH4310releasedפִתֵּֽחַ׃fi.Te.achH6605the swift donkeyעָ֝ר֗וֹדa.RodH6171from the harnessוּמֹסְר֥וֹתu.mo.se.RotH4147?
6אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I madeשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760the wildernessעֲרָבָ֣ה'a.ra.VahH6160his homeבֵית֑וֹvei.ToH1004and the salt flatsמְלֵֽחָה׃me.Le.chahH4420his dwellingוּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָ֥יוu.mish.ke.no.TavH4908.
7He scornsיִ֭שְׂחַקYis.chakH7832the tumultלַהֲמ֣וֹןla.ha.MonH1995of the cityקִרְיָ֑הkir.YahH7151and neverלֹ֣אlo'H3808hearsיִשְׁמָֽע׃yish.Ma'H8085the shoutsתְּשֻׁא֥וֹתte.shu.'otH8663of a driverנ֝וֹגֵ֗שׂno.GesH5065.
9Will the wild oxרֵּ֣יםreimH7214consentהֲיֹ֣אבֶהha.YoehH14to serve youעָבְדֶ֑ךָ אִם־'a.ve.De.kha 'im-H5647H518?Will he stayיָ֝לִ֗יןya.LinH3885byעַל־'al-H5921your manger at nightאֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃'a.vu.Se.khaH18?
10Can you holdהֲֽתִקְשָׁר־hatik.shor-H7194himרֵ֭יםreimH7214to the furrowבְּתֶ֣לֶםbe.Te.lemH8525with a harnessעֲבֹת֑וֹ אִם־a.vo.To 'im-H5688H518?Will he plowיְשַׂדֵּ֖דye.sa.DedH7702the valleysעֲמָקִ֣ים'a.ma.KimH6010behind youאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.khaH310?
11Can you relyהֲֽתִבְטַח־ha.tiv.tach-H982on hisכִּי־ki-H3588greatרַ֣בravH7227strengthכֹּח֑וֹko.ChoH3581?Will you leaveוְתַעֲזֹ֖בve.ta.'a.ZoH5800your hard workיְגִיעֶֽךָ׃ye.gi.'E.khaH3018to himאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413?
12Can you trustהֲתַאֲמִ֣יןha.ta.'a.MinH539himtoכִּי־ki-H3588bring inיָשִׁ֣יבya.shuvH7725your grainזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar.'E.khaH2233and gather itיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye.'e.SofH622to your threshing floorוְֽגָרְנְךָ֥ve.ga.re.ne.KhaH1637?
13The wingsכְּנַף־ke.naf-H3671of the ostrichרְנָנִ֥יםre.na.NimH7443flap joyfullyנֶעֱלָ֑סָהne.'e.La.sahH5965,but cannotאִם־'im-H518matchthe pinionsאֶ֝בְרָ֗ה'ev.RahH84and feathersוְנֹצָֽה׃ve.no.TzahH5133of the storkחֲסִידָ֥הcha.si.DahH2624.
14Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588she leavesתַעֲזֹ֣בta.'a.ZoH5800her eggsבֵּצֶ֑יהָbe.Tzei.haH1000on the groundלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776and lets them warmתְּחַמֵּֽם׃te.cha.MemH2552inוְֽעַל־ve.'al-H5921the sandעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083.
15She forgetsוַ֭תִּשְׁכַּחVa.tish.kachH7911thatכִּי־ki-H3588a footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272may crush themתְּזוּרֶ֑הָte.zu.Re.haH2115,or a wildהַשָּׂדֶ֣הha.sa.DehH7704animalוְחַיַּ֖תve.chai.YatH2416may trample themתְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃te.du.She.haH1758.
16She treats her youngבָּנֶ֣יהָba.Nei.haH1121harshlyהִקְשִׁ֣יחַhik.Shi.achH7188,as if notלְּלֹא־le.lo'-H3808her own,with noבְּלִי־be.li-H1097concernפָֽחַד׃Fa.chadH6343that her laborיְגִיעָ֣הּye.gi.'AhH3018was in vainלְרִ֖יקle.RikH7385.
17Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433has deprived herהִשָּׁ֣הּhi.ShahH5382of wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451;He has notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808endowedחָ֥לַקCha.lakH2505herwith understandingבַּבִּינָֽה׃ba.bi.NahH998.
18Yet whenכָּ֭עֵתKa.'etH6256she proudlyבַּמָּר֣וֹםba.ma.RomH4791spreads her wingsתַּמְרִ֑יאtam.Ri'H4754,she laughsתִּֽשְׂחַ֥קtis.ChakH7832at the horseלַ֝סּ֗וּסla.SusH5483and its riderוּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃u.le.Ro.khe.VoH7392.
19Do you giveהֲתִתֵּ֣ןha.ti.TenH5414strengthגְּבוּרָ֑הge.vu.RahH1369to the horseלַסּ֣וּסla.SusH5483or adornהֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁha.tal.BishH3847his neckצַוָּאר֣וֹtza.va.RoH6677with a maneרַעְמָֽה׃ra'.MahH7483?
20Do you make him leapהְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּHe.tar.'i.she.nuH7493like a locustכָּאַרְבֶּ֑הka.'ar.BehH697, strikingterrorאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367with his proudה֖וֹדHodH1935snortingנַחְר֣וֹnach.RoH5170?
21He pawsיַחְפְּר֣וּyach.pe.RuH2658in the valleyבָ֭עֵמֶקVa.'e.mekH6010and rejoicesוְיָשִׂ֣ישׂve.ya.SisH7797in his strengthבְּכֹ֑חַbe.Kho.achH3581;he chargesיֵ֝צֵ֗א לִקְרַאת־ye.Tze' lik.rat-H3318H7122into battleנָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shekH5402.
22He laughsיִשְׂחַ֣קyis.ChakH7832at fearלְ֭פַחַדLe.fa.chadH6343,frightenedיֵחָ֑תye.ChatH2865of nothingוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808;he does notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turn backיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725fromמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.
23A quiverאַשְׁפָּ֑ה'ash.PahH827rattlesתִּרְנֶ֣הtir.NehH7439at his sideעָ֭לָיו'A.lavH5921,along with a flashingלַ֖הַבLa.havH3851spearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595and lanceוְכִידֽוֹן׃ve.khi.DonH3591.
25Atבְּדֵ֤יbe.DeiH1767the blast of the hornשֹׁפָ֨ר׀sho.FarH7782,he snortsיֹ֘אמַ֤רyo.MarH559with fervorהֶאָ֗חhe.'AchH1889.He catches the scentיָרִ֣יחַya.Ri.achH7306of battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421from afarוּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹקU.me.ra.chokH7350,the shoutsרַ֥עַםRa.'amH7482of captainsשָׂ֝רִיםSa.rimH8269and the cry of warוּתְרוּעָֽה׃u.te.ru.'AhH8643.
26Does the hawkנֵ֑ץNetzH5322take flightיַֽאֲבֶר־ya.'a.ver-H82by your understandingהֲֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָhami.bi.Na.te.khaH998and spreadיִפְרֹ֖שׂyif.RosH6566his wingsכְּנָפָ֣יוke.na.fovH3671toward the southלְתֵימָֽן׃le.tei.ManH8486?
27Does the eagleנָ֑שֶׁר וְ֝כִ֗יNa.sher ve.KhiH5404H3588soarיַגְבִּ֣יהַּyag.Bi.ahH1361אִם־'im-H518atעַל־'al-H5921your commandפִּ֭יךָPi.khaH6310and make his nestקִנּֽוֹ׃ki.NoH7064on highיָרִ֥יםya.RimH7311?
28He dwellsיִ֭שְׁכֹּןYish.konH7931on a cliffסֶ֣לַעSe.la'H5553and lodges thereוְיִתְלֹנָ֑ןve.yit.lo.NanH3885;his strongholdוּמְצוּדָֽה׃u.me.tzu.DahH4686is onעַֽל־'al-H5921a rockyסֶ֝֗לַעSe.la'H5553cragשֶׁן־shen-H8127.
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