New American Standard Bible 1995

Job 38:16-21

16“Have you enteredהֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.taH935intothe springsנִבְכֵי־niv.khei-H5033of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220Or walkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980in the recessesוּבְחֵ֥קֶרu.ve.Che.kerH2714of the deepתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415?

17Have the gatesשַׁעֲרֵי־sha.'a.rei-H8179of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194been revealedהֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.LuH1540to you,Or have you seenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the gatesוְשַׁעֲרֵ֖יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179ofdeepצַלְמָ֣וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757darknessH6757?

18Have you understoodהִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּHit.bo.nan.taH995theexpanseרַחֲבֵי־ra.cha.vei-H7338ofthe earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Tellהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046Me,ifאִם־'im-H518you knowיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045allכֻלָּֽהּ׃khu.LahH3605this.

19“Whereאֵי־'ei-H335is the wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870to the dwellingיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931of lightא֑וֹר'orH216?And darknessוְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822,whereאֵי־'ei-H335is its placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,

20That you may takeתִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuH3947it toits territoryגְּבוּל֑וֹge.vu.LoH1366And that you may discernתָ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995the pathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410to itshomeבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004?

21You knowיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045, foryou were bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205thenאָ֣ז'azH227,And the numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of your daysיָמֶ֣יךָya.Mei.khaH3117is greatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227!

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