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Job 41:1-9

1“Can you pull inתִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְtim.ShokhH4900Leviathanלִוְיָתָ֣ןliv.ya.TanH3882with a hookבְּחַכָּ֑הbe.cha.KahH2443or tie down his tongueתַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃tash.Ki.a' le.sho.NoH3956 H8257with 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?

6Will tradersחַבָּרִ֑יםcha.ba.RimH2271barterיִכְר֣וּyikh.RuH3739for himעָ֭לָיו'A.lavH5921or divide himיֶ֝חֱצ֗וּהוּye.che.Tzu.huH2673amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the merchantsכְּֽנַעֲנִֽים׃Ke.na.'a.NimH3669?

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?

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