4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375were youwhen I laidH3245the foundationH3245of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Tellהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046Me,ifאִם־'im-H518youhaveיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998,
6On whatמָ֭הmahH4100were its basesאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134sunkהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883?Orא֥וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310laidיָ֝רָ֗הya.RahH3384its cornerstoneאֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃'E.ven pi.na.TahH68H6438,
7When the morningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangבְּרָן־be.ron-H7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162And allכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321for joyH7321?
8“Or whoenclosedH5480the seaיָ֑םYamH3220with doorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817When, burstingבְּ֝גִיח֗וֹbe.gi.ChoH1518forthH1518,it wentיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318out from the wombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358;
9When I madeבְּשׂוּמִ֣יbe.su.MiH7760a cloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051its garmentלְבֻשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830And thickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205its swaddlingH2854bandH2854,
11And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, ‘Thusפֹּ֣הpohH6311farעַד־'ad-H5704you shall comeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935,but noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fartherתֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254;And hereוּפֹ֥א־u.Fo'-H6311shall your proudבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347wavesגַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ga.Lei.khaH1530stopיָ֝שִׁ֗יתya.ShitH7896’?
12“Have youeverH4480H3117in your lifeH4480H3117commandedצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680the morningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242, Andcaused the dawnהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.sha.charH7837to knowיִדַּ֖עְתָּyi.da'.taH3045its placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725,
13That it might takeלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270holdH270ofthe endsבְּכַנְפ֣וֹתbe.khan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, Andthe wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563be shakenוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287out of it?
14It is changedתִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְTit.ha.pekhH2015like clayכְּחֹ֣מֶרke.Cho.merH2563underthe sealחוֹתָ֑םcho.TamH2368;And they standוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320forthH3320likeכְּמ֣וֹke.MoH3644a garmentלְבֽוּשׁ׃le.VushH3830.
15From the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֣יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563their lightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216is withheldוְיִמָּנַ֣עve.yi.ma.Na'H4513, And theupliftedרָ֝מָ֗הra.MahH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220is brokenתִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665.
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.
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