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Job 37:6-13

6For he saithיֹאמַ֗רyo.MarH559to the snowלַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀la.She.lagH7950,Be thouהֱוֵ֫אhe.Ve'H1933onthe earthאָ֥רֶץ'A.retzH776;likewise to the smallמָטָ֑רma.TarH4306rainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653,and to the greatמִטְר֥וֹתmit.RotH4306rainוְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653of his strengthעֻזּֽוֹ׃u.ZoH5797.

7He sealeth upיַחְתּ֑וֹםyach.TomH2856the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of every manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120;that all menאַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.SheiH582may knowלָ֝דַ֗עַתla.Da.'atH3045his workמַעֲשֵֽׂהוּ׃ma.'a.Se.huH4639.

8Then the beastsחַיָּ֣הchai.YahH2416goוַתָּבֹ֣אva.ta.Vo'H935intoבְמוֹ־ve.mov-H1119densאָ֑רֶב'A.revH695,and remainתִשְׁכֹּֽן׃tish.KonH7931in their placesוּבִמְע֖וֹנֹתֶ֣יהָu.vim.'o.no.Tei.haH4585.

9Out of the southהַ֭חֶדֶרHa.che.derH2315comethתָּב֣וֹאta.Vo'H935the whirlwindסוּפָ֑הsu.FahH5492:and coldקָרָֽה׃ka.RahH7135out of the northוּֽמִמְּזָרִ֥יםu.mi.me.za.RimH4215.

10By the breathמִנִּשְׁמַת־mi.nish.mat-H5397of Godאֵ֥ל'elH410frostקָ֑רַחKa.rachH7140is givenיִתֶּן־yi.ten-H5414:and the breadthוְרֹ֖חַבve.Ro.chavH7341of the watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325is straitenedבְּמוּצָֽק׃be.mu.TzakH4164.

11Also by wateringבְּ֭רִיBe.riH7377he weariethיַטְרִ֣יחַyat.Ri.achH2959the thick cloudעָ֑ב'AvH5645:he scatterethיָ֝פִ֗יץya.FitzH6327his brightאוֹרֽוֹ׃'o.RoH216cloudעֲנַ֣ן'a.NanH6051:

12And it is turnedמִתְהַפֵּ֣ךְmit.ha.PekhH2015round aboutמְסִבּ֨וֹת׀me.si.BotH4524by his counselsבְּתַחְבּוּלֹתָ֣יוbe.tach.bu.la.tovH8458:that they may doH6467whatsoever he commandethיְצַוֵּ֓ם׀ye.tza.VemH6680them upon the faceפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440of the worldתֵבֵ֣לte.VelH8398in the earthאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

13He causeth it to comeיַמְצִאֵֽהוּ׃yam.tzi.'E.huH4672,whether for correctionלְשֵׁ֥בֶטle.She.vetH7626,or for his landלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776,or for mercyלְ֝חֶ֗סֶדle.Che.sedH2617.

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