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Job 41:20-28

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.MotH1077 H4131.

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.

27He regardsיַחְשֹׁ֣בyach.ShoH2803ironבַּרְזֶ֑לbar.ZelH1270as strawלְתֶ֣בֶןle.Te.venH8401and bronzeנְחוּשָֽׁה׃ne.chu.ShahH5154as rottenרִקָּב֣וֹןri.ka.VonH7539woodלְעֵ֖ץle.'EtzH6086.

28Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808arrowקָ֑שֶׁתKa.shetH7198can make him fleeיַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּ בֶן־yav.ri.Che.nu ven-H1272 H1121;slingstonesאַבְנֵי־ קָֽלַע׃'av.nei- Ka.la'H68 H7050becomeנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015like chaffלְ֝קַ֗שׁle.KashH7179to him.

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