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Job 40:15-24

15Look atהִנֵּה־ נָ֣אhi.neh- na'H2009 H4994Behemothבְ֭הֵמוֹתVe.he.motH930,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213alongwith youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973.He feeds onיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398grassחָ֝צִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682like an oxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.

16Seeהִנֵּה־ נָ֣אhi.neh- na'H2009 H4994the strengthכֹח֣וֹkho.ChoH3581of his loinsבְמָתְנָ֑יוve.ma.te.NavH4975and the powerוְ֝אֹנ֗וֹve.'o.NoH202in the musclesבִּשְׁרִירֵ֥יbish.ri.ReiH8306of his bellyבִטְנֽוֹ׃vit.NoH990.

17His tailזְנָב֣וֹze.na.VoH2180swaysיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644a cedarאָ֑רֶז'A.rezH730;the sinewsגִּידֵ֖יgi.DeiH1517of his thighsפַחֲדָ֣יוfa.cha.dovH6344are tightly knitיְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ye.so.Ra.guH8276.

18His bonesעֲ֭צָמָיו'A.tza.mavH6106are tubesאֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.KeiH650of bronzeנְחוּשָׁ֑הne.chu.ShahH5154;his limbsגְּ֝רָמָ֗יוge.ra.MavH1634are rodsכִּמְטִ֥ילkim.TilH4300of ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

19Heה֭וּאhu'H1931is the foremostרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of God’sאֵ֑ל'ElH410worksדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870;only his Makerהָ֝עֹשׂוֹha.'o.soH6213can draw the swordחַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.BoH2719against himיַגֵּ֥שׁya.GeshH5066.

20כִּֽי־ki-H3588The hillsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022yieldיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375himtheir produceב֭וּלvulH944,while allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704playיְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ye.sa.cha.ku-H7832nearbyשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

21He liesיִשְׁכָּ֑בyish.KavH7901underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the lotus plantsצֶאֱלִ֥יםtze.'e.LimH6628,hiddenבְּסֵ֖תֶרbe.Se.terH5643among the reedsקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070of the marshוּבִצָּֽה׃u.vi.TzahH1207.

22The lotus plantsצֶאֱלִ֣יםtze.'e.LimH6628conceal himיְסֻכֻּ֣הוּye.su.Ku.huH5526in their shadeצִֽלֲל֑וֹtzi.la.LoH6752;the willowsעַרְבֵי־'ar.vei-H6155of the brookנָֽחַל׃Na.chalH5158surround himיְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּye.su.Bu.huH5437.

23Thoughהֵ֤ןhenH2005the riverנָ֭הָרNa.horH5104ragesיַעֲשֹׁ֣קya.'a.ShokH6231,Behemoth is unafraidלֹ֣א יַחְפּ֑וֹזlo' yach.PozH3808 H2648;he remains secureיִבְטַ֓ח׀yiv.TachH982,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Jordanיַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.DenH3383surgesיָגִ֖יחַya.Gi.achH1518toאֶל־'el-H413his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310.

24Can anyone capture himיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuH3947as he looks onבְּעֵינָ֥יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,or pierceיִנְקָב־yin.kov-H5344his noseאָֽף׃'AfH639with a snareבְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםbe.mok.ShimH4170?

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