New American Standard Bible 2020

Job 38:4-11

4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375were youwhen I laidH3245the foundationH3245of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?Tellהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046Me,ifאִם־'im-H518youhaveיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998,

5Whoמִי־mi-H4310setשָׂ֣םsamH7760itsmeasurementsמְ֭מַדֶּיהָMe.ma.dei.haH4461?Sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588you knowתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045.Orא֤וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310stretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186the measuringH6957lineH6957overעָלֶ֣יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921it?

6On whatמָ֭הmahH4100were its basesאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134sunkהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883?Orא֥וֹ'oH176whoמִֽי־mi-H4310laidיָ֝רָ֗הya.RahH3384its cornerstoneאֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃'E.ven pi.na.TahH68 H6438,

7When the morningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangבְּרָן־be.ron-H7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162And allכָּל־kol-H3605thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321forH7321joyH7321?

8“Or whoenclosedH5480the seaיָ֑םYamH3220with doorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817When it wentH3318outH3318from the wombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358,burstingבְּ֝גִיח֗וֹbe.gi.ChoH1518forthH1518;

9When I madeבְּשׂוּמִ֣יbe.su.MiH7760a cloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051its garmentלְבֻשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830,And thickוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205darknessH6205its swaddlingH2854bandsH2854,

10And Iplacedוָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣רva.'esh.BorH7665boundariesחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706on itAnd setוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760a boltבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280and doorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,

11And I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, ‘AsH5704farH5704asH5704thisH6311pointH6311you shall comeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935,but noוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808fartherתֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254;And hereH6311your proudבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347wavesגַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ga.Lei.khaH1530shall stopיָ֝שִׁ֗יתya.ShitH7896’?

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