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Job 42:2-6

2“I knowיָ֭דַעְתִּיya.da'.taH3045thatכִּי־ki-H3588You can doתּוּכָ֑לtu.KhalH3201all thingsכֹ֣לkholH3605and that noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808planמְזִמָּֽה׃me.zi.MahH4209of Yoursמִמְּךָ֣mi.me.KhaH4480can be thwartedיִבָּצֵ֖רyi.ba.TzerH1219.

3You asked, ‘Whoמִ֤יmiH4310is thisזֶ֨ה׀zehH2088who concealsמַעְלִ֥יםma'.LimH5956My counselעֵצָ֗ה'e.TzahH6098withoutבְּֽלִ֫יbe.LiH1097knowledgeדָ֥עַתDa.'atH1847?’Surelyלָכֵ֣ןla.KhenH3651I spoke of thingsהִ֭גַּדְתִּיHi.gad.tiH5046I did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808understandאָבִ֑ין'a.VinH995,things too wonderfulנִפְלָא֥וֹתnif.la.'otH6381for meמִ֝מֶּ֗נִּי וְלֹ֣אmi.Me.ni ve.Lo'H4480 H3808to knowאֵדָֽע׃'e.Da'H3045.

4You said, ‘Listenשְֽׁמַֽע־she.ma'-H8085nowנָ֭אna'H4994,and Iוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595will speakאֲדַבֵּ֑ר'a.da.BerH1696.I will question youאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592,and you shall inform Meוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045.’

5My earsלְשֵֽׁמַע־ אֹ֥זֶןle.she.ma'- 'O.zenH8088 H241had heard of Youשְׁמַעְתִּ֑יךָshe.ma'.Ti.khaH8085,but nowוְ֝עַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258my eyesעֵינִ֥י'ei.NiH5869have seen Youרָאָֽתְךָ׃ra.'A.te.khaH7200.

6Thereforeעַל־ כֵּ֭ן'al- kenH5921 H3651I despiseאֶמְאַ֣ס'em.'AsH3988myself,and I repentוְנִחַ֑מְתִּיve.ni.Cham.tiH5162inעַל־'al-H5921dustעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083and ashesוָאֵֽפֶר׃ פva.'E.ferH665.”

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