1“Can you drawתִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְtim.ShokhH4900outLeviathanלִוְיָתָ֣ןliv.ya.TanH3882with a fishhookבְּחַכָּ֑הbe.cha.KahH2443?Or pressH8257downH8257his tongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956with a cordוּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶלu.ve.Che.velH2256?
2Can youputהֲתָשִׂ֣יםha.ta.SimH7760aropeאַגְמ֣וֹן'ag.MonH100in his noseבְּאַפּ֑וֹbe.'a.PoH639Or pierceתִּקּ֥וֹבti.KovH5344his jawלֶֽחֱיוֹ׃le.che.yoH3895with ahookוּ֝בְח֗וֹחַu.ve.Cho.achH2336?
3Will he makeH7235manyH7235supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנִ֑יםta.cha.nu.NimH8469to you,Orאִם־'im-H518will he speakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696to you softרַכּֽוֹת׃ra.KotH7390wordsH1697?
4Will he makeהֲיִכְרֹ֣תha.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with you?Will you takeתִּ֝קָּחֶ֗נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947him for a servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769?
5Will you playהַֽתְשַׂחֶק־hat.sa.chek-H7832with him as with a birdכַּצִּפּ֑וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833,Or will you bindוְ֝תִקְשְׁרֶ֗נּוּve.tik.she.Re.nuH7194him for your maidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291?
6Will thetradersחַבָּרִ֑יםcha.ba.RimH2271bargainיִכְר֣וּyikh.RuH3739overעָ֭לָיו'A.lavH5921him?Will they divideיֶ֝חֱצ֗וּהוּye.che.Tzu.huH2673him amongבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the merchantsכְּֽנַעֲנִֽים׃Ke.na.'a.NimH3669?
7Can you fillהַֽתְמַלֵּ֣אhat.ma.Le'H4390his skinעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785with harpoonsבְשֻׂכּ֣וֹתve.su.KotH7905,Or his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218with fishingדָּגִ֣יםda.GimH1709spearsוּבְצִלְצַ֖לu.ve.tzil.TzalH6767?
8Layשִׂים־sim-H7760your handכַּפֶּ֑ךָka.Pe.khaH3709on him;Rememberזְכֹ֥רze.KhorH2142the battleמִ֝לְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421;you will not doH3254it againH3254!
9Beholdהֵן־hen-H2005,your expectationתֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹto.chal.ToH8431is falseנִכְזָ֑בָהnikh.Za.vahH3576; Willyou be laidH2904lowH2904evenהֲגַ֖םha.GamH1571at the sightמַרְאָ֣יוmar.'AvH4758of him?
10Noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808one is so fierceאַ֭כְזָר'Akh.zorH393that he dares toarouseיְעוּרֶ֑נּוּye.'u.Re.nuH5782him;Whoוּמִ֥יu.MiH4310then is he that can standיִתְיַצָּֽב׃yit.ya.TzavH3320beforeלְפָנַ֥יle.fa.NaiH6440Me?
11Whoמִ֣יmiH4310hasgivenהִ֭קְדִּימַנִיHik.di.ma.niH6923to Me that I should repayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑םva.'a.sha.LemH7999him? Whatever isunderתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064is Mine.
12“I will not keepאַחֲרִ֥ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790silenceH2790concerning his limbsH905,Or his mightyH1369strengthגְּ֝בוּר֗וֹתge.vu.RotH1369, or hisorderlyוְחִ֣יןve.ChinH2433frameעֶרְכּֽוֹ׃er.KoH6187.
13Whoמִֽי־mi-H4310canstripH1540offH1540his outerפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440armorלְבוּשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830?Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935within his doubleבְּכֶ֥פֶלbe.Khe.felH3718mailרִ֝סְנ֗וֹris.NoH7448?
14Whoמִ֣יmiH4310can openפִתֵּ֑חַfi.Te.achH6605the doorsדַּלְתֵ֣יdal.TeiH1817of his faceH6440?Aroundסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439his teethשִׁנָּ֣יוshi.NavH8127there is terrorאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367.
15Hisstrongמַפְּלֵ֣יma.pe.LeiH4651scalesמָֽגִנִּ֑יםma.gi.NimH4043are hisprideגַּ֭אֲוָהGa.'a.vahH1346,Shutסָ֝ג֗וּרsa.GurH5462up as witha tightצָֽר׃TzarH6862sealחוֹתָ֥םcho.TamH2368.
16Oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259is so nearיִגַּ֑שׁוּyi.Ga.shuH5066to anotherבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259That noלֹא־lo'-H3808airוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307can comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935betweenבֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃Vei.nei.HemH996them.
17They are joinedיְדֻבָּ֑קוּye.du.Ba.kuH1692oneH376to anotherבְּאָחִ֥יהוּbe.'a.Chi.huH251;They claspיִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּyit.la.ke.DuH3920eachH376other and cannotוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808be separatedיִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃yit.pa.Ra.duH6504.
18His sneezesעֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו'aTi.sho.tavH5846flashH1984forthתָּ֣הֶלTa.helH1984lightא֑וֹר'orH216,And his eyesוְ֝עֵינָ֗יוve.'ei.NavH5869are like theeyelidsכְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ke.'af.'a.pei-H6079of the morningשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.
19Out of his mouthמִ֭פִּיוMi.pivH6310goיַהֲלֹ֑כוּya.ha.Lo.khuH1980burningH3940torchesלַפִּידִ֣יםla.pi.DimH3940;Sparksכִּיד֥וֹדֵיki.Do.deiH3590of fireאֵ֝֗שׁ'EshH784leapH4422forthH4422.
20Out of his nostrilsמִ֭נְּחִירָיוMi.ne.chi.ravH5156smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227goesH3318forthיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318As froma boilingנָפ֣וּחַna.Fu.achH5301potכְּד֖וּדke.DudH1731and burningrushesוְאַגְמֹֽן׃ve.'ag.MonH100.
21His breathנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315kindlesתְּלַהֵ֑טte.la.HetH3857coalsגֶּחָלִ֣יםge.cha.LimH1513,And a flameוְ֝לַ֗הַבve.La.havH3851goesH3318forthיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318from his mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.
22In his neckבְּֽ֭צַוָּארוֹbe.tza.va.roH6677lodgesיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885strengthעֹ֑ז'OzH5797,And dismayדְּאָבָֽה׃de.'a.VahH1670leapsתָּד֥וּץta.DutzH1750beforeוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440him.
23The foldsמַפְּלֵ֣יma.pe.LeiH4651of his fleshבְשָׂר֣וֹve.sa.RoH1320are joinedH1692togetherH1692,Firmיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH3332on him and immovableבַּל־ יִמּֽוֹט׃bal- yi.MotH1077H4131.
24His heartלִ֭בּוֹli.boH3820is as hardיָצ֣וּקya.TzukH3332as a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68,Even as hardוְ֝יָצ֗וּקve.ya.TzukH3332as a lowerתַּחְתִּֽית׃tach.TitH8482millstoneכְּפֶ֣לַחke.Fe.lachH6400.
25WhenH4480he raisesמִ֭שֵּׂתוֹmi.se.toH7613himself up, themightyאֵלִ֑ים'e.LimH410fearיָג֣וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481;BecauseH4480of the crashingמִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗יםmi.she.va.RimH7667they are bewilderedיִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃yit.cha.Ta.'uH2398.
26The swordחֶ֭רֶבChe.revH2719that reachesמַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּma.si.Ge.huH5381him cannotH1097availתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965,NorH1097the spearחֲנִ֖יתcha.NitH2595,the dartמַסָּ֣עma.Sa'H4551or the javelinH8301.
28Thearrowבֶן־ven-H1121cannotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808make him fleeיַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּyav.ri.Che.nuH1272;Slingstonesאַבְנֵי־ קָֽלַע׃'av.nei- Ka.la'H7050H68are turnedנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015into stubbleלְ֝קַ֗שׁle.KashH7179for him.
29Clubsתוֹתָ֑חto.TachH8455are regardedנֶחְשְׁב֣וּnech.she.VuH2803as stubbleכְּ֭קַשׁKe.kashH7179;He laughsוְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗קve.yis.ChakH7832at the rattlingלְרַ֣עַשׁle.Ra.'ashH7494of the javelinכִּידֽוֹן׃ki.DonH3591.
30His underpartsתַּ֭חְתָּיוTach.tavH8478are likesharpחַדּ֣וּדֵיcha.Du.deiH2303potsherdsחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789; Hespreadsיִרְפַּ֖דyir.PadH7502out likea threshingחָר֣וּץcha.RutzH2742sledgeH2742on the mireטִֽיט׃TitH2916.
31He makes the depthsמְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.LahH4688boilיַרְתִּ֣יחַyar.Ti.achH7570like a potכַּסִּ֣ירka.SirH5518;He makesיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760the seaיָ֝֗םYamH3220like a jarH4841of ointmentH4841.
32Behindאַ֭חֲרָיו'A.cha.ravH310him he makes a wakeנָתִ֑יבna.TivH5410to shineיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH215;One would thinkיַחְשֹׁ֖בyach.ShoH2803the deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415to be gray-hairedלְשֵׂיבָֽה׃le.sei.VahH7872.
34He looksיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200on everythingכָּל־kol-H3605that is highגָּבֹ֥הַּga.Vo.ahH1364;He is kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428overעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of prideשָֽׁחַץ׃ סSha.chatzH7830.”
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