1Then the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068saidוַיַּ֖עַן וַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.Ya.'an vai.yo.MarH6030H559to Jobאִיּ֗וֹב'i.YovH347,
2“Will the faultfinderיִסּ֑וֹרyi.SorH3250contendהֲ֭רֹבha.roH7378with the Almightyשַׁדַּ֣יsha.DaiH7706? Let him whorebukesמוֹכִ֖יחַmo.Khi.achH3198Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433giveH6030an answerיַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃ פya.'a.Ne.nahH6030.”
5I have spokenדִּ֭בַּרְתִּיDi.bar.tiH1696onceאַחַ֣ת'a.ChatH259, andI will not replyאֶֽעֱנֶ֑ה'e.'e.NehH6030;Or twiceוּ֝שְׁתַּ֗יִםu.she.Ta.yimH8147,and I will addאוֹסִֽיף׃ פ'o.SifH3254nothingH3808more.”
God Questions Job
6Then theLordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּֽעַן־vai.ya.'an-H6030Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347from the whirlwindסְעָרָ֗הse.'a.rahH5591and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,
7“Nowנָ֣אna'H4994tightenH247theH247beltH247on your waistחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504like a manכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397; I willaskאֶ֝שְׁאָלְךָ֗'esh.'al.khaH7592you, and you instructוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045Me.
8Will you reallyהַ֭אַףHa.'afH637nullifyתָּפֵ֣רta.FerH6565My judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִ֑יmish.pa.TiH4941? Will youcondemnתַּ֝רְשִׁיעֵ֗נִיtar.shi.'E.niH7561Mesoלְמַ֣עַןle.Ma.'anH4616thatH4616you may be justifiedתִּצְדָּֽק׃titz.DakH6663?
9Orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518do you have an armזְר֖וֹעַze.Ro.a'H2220like Godכָּאֵ֥ל׀ka.'ElH410, And can youthunderתַרְעֵֽם׃tar.'EmH7481with a voiceוּ֝בְק֗וֹלu.ve.KolH6963likeכָּמֹ֥הוּka.Mo.huH3644His?
12Lookרְאֵ֣הre.'EhH7200at everyoneכָל־khol-H3605who is arrogantגֵּ֭אֶהGe.'ehH1343, andhumbleהַכְנִיעֵ֑הוּhakh.ni.'E.huH3665him, AndtrampleH1915downH1915the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563whereH8478they standH8478.
13Hideטָמְנֵ֣םta.me.NemH2934them togetherיָ֑חַדYa.chadH3162in the dustבֶּעָפָ֣רbe.'a.FarH6083;Imprisonחֲבֹ֣שׁcha.VoshH2280them in the hiddenבַּטָּמֽוּן׃ba.ta.MunH2934place.
14Then I will alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571confessאוֹדֶ֑ךָּ'o.De.kaH3034to you,That your own rightיְמִינֶֽךָ׃ye.mi.Ne.khaH3225handH3225can saveתוֹשִׁ֖עַto.Shi.a'H3467you.
God’s Power Shown in Creatures
15“Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,Behemothבְ֭הֵמוֹתVe.he.motH930,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213asH5973wellH5973asH5973you;He eatsיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398grassחָ֝צִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682like an oxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.
16Beholdהִנֵּה־hi.neh-H2009,his strengthכֹח֣וֹkho.ChoH3581in his waistבְמָתְנָ֑יוve.ma.te.NavH4975,And his powerוְ֝אֹנ֗וֹve.'o.NoH202in the musclesבִּשְׁרִירֵ֥יbish.ri.ReiH8306of his bellyבִטְנֽוֹ׃vit.NoH990.
17He hangsיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654his tailזְנָב֣וֹze.na.VoH2180likeכְמוֹ־khe.mov-H3644a cedarאָ֑רֶז'A.rezH730;The tendonsגִּידֵ֖יgi.DeiH1517of his thighsפַחֲדָ֣יוfa.cha.dovH6344are knitH8276togetherH8276.
18His bonesעֲ֭צָמָיו'A.tza.mavH6106are tubesאֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.KeiH650of bronzeנְחוּשָׁ֑הne.chu.ShahH5154; Hislimbsגְּ֝רָמָ֗יוge.ra.MavH1634are like barsכִּמְטִ֥ילkim.TilH4300of ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.
19“He is thefirstרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410; Let hisMakerהָ֝עֹשׂוֹha.'o.soH6213bringיַגֵּ֥שׁya.GeshH5066His swordחַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.BoH2719nearH5066.
20Indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588themountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022bringיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375him foodב֭וּלvulH944,And allוְֽכָל־ve.kholH3605the animalsH2421of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704playיְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ye.sa.cha.ku-H7832thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.
21He liesיִשְׁכָּ֑בyish.KavH7901downH7901underתַּֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the lotusצֶאֱלִ֥יםtze.'e.LimH6628plantsH6628,In the hidingבְּסֵ֖תֶרbe.Se.terH5643placeH5643of the reedsקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070and the marshוּבִצָּֽה׃u.vi.TzahH1207.
22The lotusצֶאֱלִ֣יםtze.'e.LimH6628plantsH6628coverיְסֻכֻּ֣הוּye.su.Ku.huH5526him withshadeH6738;The willowsעַרְבֵי־'ar.vei-H6155of the brookנָֽחַל׃Na.chalH5158surroundיְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּye.su.Bu.huH5437him.
23Ifהֵ֤ןhenH2005a riverנָ֭הָרNa.horH5104ragesיַעֲשֹׁ֣קya.'a.ShokH6231,he isH2648not alarmedH2648;He isH982confidentיִבְטַ֓ח׀yiv.TachH982,thoughכִּֽי־ki-H3588theJordanיַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.DenH3383rushesיָגִ֖יחַya.Gi.achH1518to his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310.
24Can anyone captureיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuH3947himwhen he is on watchבְּעֵינָ֥יוbe.'ei.NavH5869,Can anyone pierceיִנְקָב־yin.kov-H5344hisnoseאָֽף׃'AfH639with barbsבְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםbe.mok.ShimH4170?
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