1“Can you pull inתִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְtim.ShokhH4900Leviathanלִוְיָתָ֣ןliv.ya.TanH3882with a hookבְּחַכָּ֑הbe.cha.KahH2443or tie down his tongueתַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃tash.Ki.a' le.sho.NoH3956H8257with a ropeוּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶלu.ve.Che.velH2256?
2Can you putהֲתָשִׂ֣יםha.ta.SimH7760a cordאַגְמ֣וֹן'ag.MonH100through his noseבְּאַפּ֑וֹbe.'a.PoH639or pierceתִּקּ֥וֹבti.KovH5344his jawלֶֽחֱיוֹ׃le.che.yoH3895with a hookוּ֝בְח֗וֹחַu.ve.Cho.achH2336?
3Will he begהֲיַרְבֶּ֣הha.yar.BehH7235youאֵ֭לֶיךָ'E.lei.khaH413for mercyתַּחֲנוּנִ֑יםta.cha.nu.NimH8469orאִם־'im-H518speakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696to youאֵלֶ֣יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413softlyרַכּֽוֹת׃ra.KotH7390?
4Will he makeהֲיִכְרֹ֣תha.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with youעִמָּ֑ךְ'i.MakhH5973to take himתִּ֝קָּחֶ֗נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947as a slaveלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650for lifeעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769?
5Can you petהַֽתְשַׂחֶק־hat.sa.chek-H7832himlike a birdכַּצִּפּ֑וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833or put him on a leashוְ֝תִקְשְׁרֶ֗נּוּve.tik.she.Re.nuH7194for your maidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291?
7Can you fillהַֽתְמַלֵּ֣אhat.ma.Le'H4390his hideעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785with harpoonsבְשֻׂכּ֣וֹתve.su.KotH7905or his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218with fishingדָּגִ֣יםda.GimH1709spearsוּבְצִלְצַ֖לu.ve.tzil.TzalH6767?
8If you layשִׂים־sim-H7760a handכַּפֶּ֑ךָka.Pe.khaH3709on himעָלָ֥יו'a.LavH5921,you will rememberזְכֹ֥רze.KhorH2142the battleמִ֝לְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421and neverאַל־'al-H408repeat itתּוֹסַֽף׃to.SafH3254!
9Surelyהֵן־hen-H2005hope of overcoming himתֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹto.chal.ToH8431is falseנִכְזָ֑בָהnikh.Za.vahH3576.Is notהֲגַ֖םha.GamH1571אֶל־'el-H413the sight of himמַרְאָ֣יוmar.'AvH4758overwhelmingיֻטָֽל׃yu.TalH2904?
10No oneלֹֽא־lo'-H3808is so fierceאַ֭כְזָר'Akh.zorH393as toכִּ֣יkiH3588rouse Leviathanיְעוּרֶ֑נּוּye.'u.Re.nuH5782.Then whoוּמִ֥י ה֝֗וּאu.Mi Hu'H4310H1931is able to standיִתְיַצָּֽב׃yit.ya.TzavH3320against Meלְפָנַ֥יle.fa.NaiH6440?
11Whoמִ֣יmiH4310has given to Meהִ֭קְדִּימַנִיHik.di.ma.niH6923that I should repay himוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑םva.'a.sha.LemH7999?Everythingכָּל־kol-H3605underתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064isהֽוּא׃Hu'H1931Mine.
12I cannotH3808keep silentאַחֲרִ֥ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790about his limbsבַּדָּ֑יו וּדְבַר־ba.Dav u.de.var-H907H1697,his powerגְּ֝בוּר֗וֹתge.vu.RotH1369and gracefulוְחִ֣יןve.ChinH2433formעֶרְכּֽוֹ׃er.KoH6187.
13Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310can strip offגִ֭לָּהGi.lahH1540his outerפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440coatלְבוּשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830?Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can approachיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935himwith a bridleבְּכֶ֥פֶלbe.Khe.felH3718רִ֝סְנ֗וֹris.NoH7448?
14Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can openפִתֵּ֑חַfi.Te.achH6605his jawsדַּלְתֵ֣יdal.TeiH1817H6440,ringedסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439by his fearsomeאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367teethשִׁנָּ֣יוshi.NavH8127?
16One scaleאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259is so nearיִגַּ֑שׁוּyi.Ga.shuH5066to anotherבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259that noלֹא־lo'-H3808airוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307can passיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935between themבֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃Vei.nei.HemH996.
17They are joinedיְדֻבָּ֑קוּye.du.Ba.kuH1692to oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376anotherבְּאָחִ֥יהוּbe.'a.Chi.huH251;they claspיִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּyit.la.ke.DuH3920and cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be separatedיִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃yit.pa.Ra.duH6504.
18His snortingעֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו'aTi.sho.tavH5846flashesתָּ֣הֶלTa.helH1984with lightא֑וֹר'orH216,and his eyesוְ֝עֵינָ֗יוve.'ei.NavH5869are like the raysכְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ke.'af.'a.pei-H6079of dawnשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.
19Firebrandsלַפִּידִ֣יםla.pi.DimH3940streamיַהֲלֹ֑כוּya.ha.Lo.khuH1980from his mouthמִ֭פִּיוMi.pivH6310;fieryאֵ֝֗שׁ'EshH784sparksכִּיד֥וֹדֵיki.Do.deiH3590shoot forthיִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃yit.ma.La.tuH4422!
20Smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227billowsיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318from his nostrilsמִ֭נְּחִירָיוMi.ne.chi.ravH5156as from a boilingנָפ֣וּחַna.Fu.achH5301potכְּד֖וּדke.DudH1731over burning reedsוְאַגְמֹֽן׃ve.'ag.MonH100.
21His breathנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315sets coalsגֶּחָלִ֣יםge.cha.LimH1513ablazeתְּלַהֵ֑טte.la.HetH3857,and flamesוְ֝לַ֗הַבve.La.havH3851pourיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318from his mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.
22Strengthעֹ֑ז'OzH5797residesיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885in his neckבְּֽ֭צַוָּארוֹbe.tza.va.roH6677,and dismayדְּאָבָֽה׃de.'a.VahH1670leapsתָּד֥וּץta.DutzH1750before himוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440.
23The foldsמַפְּלֵ֣יma.pe.LeiH4651of his fleshבְשָׂר֣וֹve.sa.RoH1320are tightly joinedדָבֵ֑קוּda.Ve.kuH1692;they are firmיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH3332עָ֝לָ֗יו'a.LavH5921and immovableבַּל־ יִמּֽוֹט׃bal- yi.MotH1077H4131.
24His chestלִ֭בּוֹli.boH3820is as hardיָצ֣וּקya.TzukH3332asכְּמוֹ־ke.mov-H3644a rockאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,as hardוְ֝יָצ֗וּקve.ya.TzukH3332as a lowerתַּחְתִּֽית׃tach.TitH8482millstoneכְּפֶ֣לַחke.Fe.lachH6400!
25When Leviathan rises upמִ֭שֵּׂתוֹmi.se.toH7613,the mightyאֵלִ֑ים'e.LimH410are terrifiedיָג֣וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481;they withdrawיִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃yit.cha.Ta.'uH2398before his thrashingמִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗יםmi.she.va.RimH7667.
26The swordחֶ֭רֶבChe.revH2719that reaches himמַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּma.si.Ge.huH5381has noבְּלִ֣יbe.LiH1097effectתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965,nor does the spearחֲנִ֖יתcha.NitH2595or dartמַסָּ֣עma.Sa'H4551or arrowוְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ve.shir.YahH8302.
28Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808arrowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198can make him fleeיַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּ בֶן־yav.ri.Che.nu ven-H1272H1121;slingstonesאַבְנֵי־ קָֽלַע׃'av.nei- Ka.la'H68H7050becomeנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015like chaffלְ֝קַ֗שׁle.KashH7179to him.
29A clubתוֹתָ֑חto.TachH8455is regardedנֶחְשְׁב֣וּnech.she.VuH2803as strawכְּ֭קַשׁKe.kashH7179,and he laughsוְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗קve.yis.ChakH7832at the soundלְרַ֣עַשׁle.Ra.'ashH7494of the lanceכִּידֽוֹן׃ki.DonH3591.
30His undersidesתַּ֭חְתָּיוTach.tavH8478are jaggedחַדּ֣וּדֵיcha.Du.deiH2303potsherdsחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789,spreading outיִרְפַּ֖דyir.PadH7502the mudטִֽיט׃TitH2916like a threshing sledgeחָר֣וּץ עֲלֵי־cha.Rutz 'a.lei-H2742H5921.
31He makes the depthsמְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.LahH4688seetheיַרְתִּ֣יחַyar.Ti.achH7570like a cauldronכַּסִּ֣ירka.SirH5518;he makesיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760the seaיָ֝֗םYamH3220like a jar of ointmentכַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃ka.mer.ka.ChahH4841.
32He leaves a glisteningיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH215wakeנָתִ֑יבna.TivH5410behind himאַ֭חֲרָיו'A.cha.ravH310;one would thinkיַחְשֹׁ֖בyach.ShoH2803the deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415had white hairלְשֵׂיבָֽה׃le.sei.VahH7872!
33Nothingאֵֽין־'ein-H369onעַל־'al-H5921earthעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083is his equalמָשְׁל֑וֹma.she.LoH4915—a creatureהֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּhe.'a.SuH6213devoid ofלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097fearחָֽת׃ChatH2844!
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