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Job 38:4-18

4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375wast thouwhenIfoundedבְּיָסְדִי־be.ya.se.di-H3245theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?DeclareH5046,ifthou hastunderstandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.

5WhosetH7760themeasures thereof —ifthou knowest?orwhostretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186alineuponit?

6Whereuponwerethefoundations thereof sunken?orwholaiditscorner-stone,

7Whenthemorningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangH7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162,andallthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321forjoyH7442?

8Andwho shutuptheseaיָ֑םYamH3220withdoorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817,whenitburstבְּ֝גִיח֗וֹbe.gi.ChoH1518forthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318, issuingoutofthewombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358?

9WhenImadeH7760thecloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051itsgarment,andthickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205aswaddlingbandforit;

10WhenIcutoutforitmyboundaryחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706,andsetוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760barsבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280anddoorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,

11AndsaidH559, Hitherto shalt thoucomeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935andnofurther,andhereH6311shallthyproudwavesbestayed?

12Hast thousincethydaysהְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָHe.mi.ya.mei.khaH3117commandedצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680themorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242? hast thou causedthedawnהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.sha.charH7837toknowיִדַּ֖עְתָּyi.da'.taH3045itsplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,

13Thatit mighttakeלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270holdH270oftheendsoftheearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andthewicked mightbeshakenוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287outofit?

14ItischangedH2015likethesignet-clay;and[all things]standוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320forthasinagarment:

15Andfromthewickedtheirlightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216iswithholden,andtheupliftedרָ֝מָ֗הra.MahH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220isbrokenH7665.

16Hast thouenteredasfarasthespringsoftheseaיָ֑םYamH3220?andhast thouwalkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980intherecessesofthedeepתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415?

17HavethegatesH8179ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194beenrevealedהֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.LuH1540unto thee?andhast thouseenH7200thegatesH8179oftheshadowofdeathH4194?

18Hath thineunderstandingH995compassedthebreadthsoftheearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?DeclareH5046ifthou knowestitall.

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