1Moreover the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּ֖עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030Jobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347,and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,
2Shall he that contendethהֲ֭רֹבha.roH7378with the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706instructיִסּ֑וֹרyi.SorH3250him?he that reprovethמוֹכִ֖יחַmo.Khi.achH3198Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433,let him answerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030it.
4Behold, I am vileקַ֭לֹּתִיKa.lo.tiH7043;what shall I answerאֲשִׁיבֶ֑ךָּ'a.shi.Ve.kaH7725thee? I will layשַׂ֣מְתִּיSam.tiH7760mine handיָ֝דִ֗יya.DiH3027uponלְמוֹ־le.mov-H3926my mouthפִֽי׃FiH6310.
5Onceאַחַ֣ת'a.ChatH259have I spokenדִּ֭בַּרְתִּיDi.bar.tiH1696;but I will not answerאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030:yea, twiceוּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147;but I will proceed no furtherאוֹסִֽיף׃ פ'o.SifH3254.
6Then answeredוַיַּֽעַן־vai.ya.'an-H6030the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068unto Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347out of the whirlwindסְעָרָ֗הse.'a.rahH5591,and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,
7Gird upאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247thy loinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504now like a manכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397:I will demandאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592of thee, and declareוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045thou unto me.
8Wilt thou also disannulתָּפֵ֣רta.FerH6565my judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941?wilt thou condemnתַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561me, that thou mayest be righteousתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663?
9Hast thou an armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220like Godכָּאֵ֥ל׀ka.'ElH410?or canst thou thunderתַרְעֵֽם׃tar.'EmH7481with a voiceוּ֝בְק֗וֹלu.ve.KolH6963like him?
10Deckעֲדֵ֥ה'a.DehH5710thyself now withmajestyגָֽא֣וֹןga.'onH1347and excellencyוָגֹ֑בַהּva.GoahH1363;and arrayתִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃til.BashH3847thyself with gloryוְה֖וֹדve.HodH1935and beautyוְהָדָ֣רve.ha.DarH1926.
11Cast abroadהָ֭פֵץHa.fetzH6327the rageעֶבְר֣וֹתev.RotH5678of thy wrathאַפֶּ֑ךָ'a.Pe.khaH639:and beholdוּרְאֵ֥הu.re.'EhH7200every one that isproudגֵּ֝אֶ֗הge.'EhH1343,and abaseוְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃ve.hash.pi.Le.huH8213him.
12Lookרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200on every one that isproudגֵּ֭אֶהGe.'ehH1343, andbring him lowהַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּhakh.ni.'E.huH3665;and tread downוַהֲדֹ֖ךְva.ha.DokhH1915the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563in their place.
13Hideטָמְנֵ֣םta.me.NemH2934them in the dustבֶּעָפָ֣רbe.'a.FarH6083togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162; andbindחֲבֹ֣שׁcha.VoshH2280their facesפְּ֝נֵיהֶ֗םpe.nei.HemH6440in secretבַּטָּמֽוּן׃ba.ta.MunH2934.
14Then will I also confessאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ'o.De.kaH3034unto thee that thine own right handיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225can saveתוֹשִׁ֖עַto.Shi.a'H3467thee.
15Behold now behemothבְ֭הֵמוֹתVe.he.motH930,which I madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213with thee; he eatethיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398grassחָ֝צִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682as an oxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.
16Lo now, his strengthכֹח֣וֹkho.ChoH3581isin his loinsבְמָתְנָ֑יוve.ma.te.NavH4975,and his forceוְ֝אֹנ֗וֹve.'o.NoH202isin the navelבִּשְׁרִירֵ֥יbish.ri.ReiH8306of his bellyבִטְנֽוֹ׃vit.NoH990.
17He movethיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654his tailזְנָב֣וֹze.na.VoH2180like a cedarאָ֑רֶז'A.rezH730:the sinewsגִּידֵ֖יgi.DeiH1517of his stonesפַחֲדָ֣יוfa.cha.dovH6344are wrapped togetherיְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ye.so.Ra.guH8276.
18His bonesעֲ֭צָמָיו'A.tza.mavH6106are asstrongאֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.KeiH650pieces of brassנְחוּשָׁ֑הne.chu.ShahH5154;his bonesגְּ֝רָמָ֗יוge.ra.MavH1634arelike barsכִּמְטִ֥ילkim.TilH4300of ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.
19He isthe chiefרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410:he that madeהָ֝עֹשׂוֹha.'o.soH6213him can makeH5066his swordחַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.BoH2719to approachH5066unto him.
20Surely the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022bring him forthיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375foodב֭וּלvulH944,where all the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704playיְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ye.sa.cha.ku-H7832.
21He liethיִשְׁכָּ֑בyish.KavH7901under the shady treesצֶאֱלִ֥יםtze.'e.LimH6628,in the covertבְּסֵ֖תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of the reedקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070,and fensוּבִצָּֽה׃u.vi.TzahH1207.
22The shady treesצֶאֱלִ֣יםtze.'e.LimH6628coverיְסֻכֻּ֣הוּye.su.Ku.huH5526him withtheir shadowצִֽלֲל֑וֹtzi.la.LoH6752;the willowsעַרְבֵי־'ar.vei-H6155of the brookנָֽחַל׃Na.chalH5158compass him aboutיְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּye.su.Bu.huH5437.
23Behold, he drinketh upיַעֲשֹׁ֣קya.'a.ShokH6231a riverנָ֭הָרNa.horH5104, andhastethיַחְפּ֑וֹזyach.PozH2648not: he trustethיִבְטַ֓ח׀yiv.TachH982that he can draw upיָגִ֖יחַya.Gi.achH1518Jordanיַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.DenH3383into his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310.
24He takethיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuH3947it with his eyesבְּעֵינָ֥יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: hisnoseאָֽף׃'AfH639pierceth throughיִנְקָב־yin.kov-H5344snaresבְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםbe.mok.ShimH4170.
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