1Then Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068answeredוַיַּֽעַן־vai.ya.'an-H6030Jobאִ֭יּוֹב'I.yovH347out of the whirlwindהַסְּעָרָ֗הha.se.'a.rahH5591,and saidוַיֹּאמַֽר׃vai.yo.MarH559,
2Who isthis that darkenethמַחְשִׁ֖יךְmach.ShikhH2821counselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098by wordsבְמִלִּ֗יןve.mi.LinH4405without knowledgeדָֽעַת׃Da.'atH1847?
3Gird upאֱזָר־'e.zor-H247now thy loinsחֲלָצֶ֑יךָcha.la.Tzei.khaH2504like a manכְגֶ֣בֶרkhe.Ge.verH1397;for I will demandוְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ve.'esh.'al.khaH7592of thee, and answerוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃ve.ho.di.'E.niH3045thou me.
4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375wast thou when I laid the foundationsבְּיָסְדִי־be.ya.se.di-H3245of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?declareהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046,if thou hastיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.
5Who hath laidשָׂ֣םsamH7760the measuresמְ֭מַדֶּיהָMe.ma.dei.haH4461thereof, if thou knowestתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045?or who hath stretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186the lineקָּֽו׃KavH6957upon it?
6Whereupon are the foundationsאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134thereof fastenedהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883?or who laidיָ֝רָ֗הya.RahH3384the cornerפִּנָּתָֽהּ׃pi.na.TahH6438stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68thereof;
7When the morningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangבְּרָן־be.ron-H7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162,and all the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321for joy?
8Or whoshut upוַיָּ֣סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5526the seaיָ֑םYamH3220with doorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817,when it brake forthבְּ֝גִיח֗וֹbe.gi.ChoH1518, as ifit had issued outיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318of the wombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358?
9When I madeבְּשׂוּמִ֣יbe.su.MiH7760the cloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051the garmentלְבֻשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830thereof, and thick darknessוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205a swaddlingbandחֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃cha.tu.la.ToH2854for it,
10And brake upוָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣רva.'esh.BorH7665for it my decreedחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706place,and setוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760barsבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280and doorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,
11And saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559,Hithertoעַד־'ad-H6311H5704shalt thou comeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935,but no furtherתֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254:and here shall thy proudבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347wavesגַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ga.Lei.khaH1530be stayedיָ֝שִׁ֗יתya.ShitH7896?
13That it might take holdלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270of the endsבְּכַנְפ֣וֹתbe.khan.FotH3671of the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563might be shaken outוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287of it?
14It is turnedתִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְTit.ha.pekhH2015as clayכְּחֹ֣מֶרke.Cho.merH2563tothe sealחוֹתָ֑םcho.TamH2368;and they standוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320as a garmentלְבֽוּשׁ׃le.VushH3830.
15And from the wickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֣יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563their lightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216is withholdenוְיִמָּנַ֣עve.yi.ma.Na'H4513,and the highרָ֝מָ֗הra.MahH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220shall be brokenתִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665.
16Hast thou enteredהֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.taH935into the springsנִבְכֵי־niv.khei-H5033of the seaיָ֑םYamH3220?or hast thou walkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980in the searchוּבְחֵ֥קֶרu.ve.Che.kerH2714of the depthתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415?
17Have the gatesשַׁעֲרֵי־sha.'a.rei-H8179of deathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194been openedהֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.LuH1540unto thee? or hast thou seenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the doorsוְשַׁעֲרֵ֖יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the shadow of deathצַלְמָ֣וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757?
18Hast thou perceivedהִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּHit.bo.nan.taH995the breadthרַחֲבֵי־ra.cha.vei-H7338of the earthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?declareהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046if thou knowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045it all.
19Where isthe wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870wherelightא֑וֹר'orH216dwellethיִשְׁכָּן־yish.kon-H7931? and as fordarknessוְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְve.Cho.shekhH2822, where isthe placeמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725thereof,
20That thou shouldest takeתִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuH3947it to the boundגְּבוּל֑וֹge.vu.LoH1366thereof, and that thou shouldest knowתָ֝בִ֗יןta.VinH995the pathsנְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.VotH5410tothe houseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004thereof?
21Knowestיָ֭דַעְתָּYa.da'.taH3045thou it,because thou wast then bornתִּוָּלֵ֑דti.va.LedH3205? or becausethe numberוּמִסְפַּ֖רu.mis.ParH4557of thy daysיָמֶ֣יךָya.Mei.khaH3117isgreatרַבִּֽים׃ra.BimH7227?
22Hast thou enteredהֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.taH935into the treasuresאֹצְר֣וֹת'o.tze.RotH214of the snowשָׁ֑לֶגSha.legH7950?or hast thou seenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200the treasuresוְאֹצְר֖וֹתve.'o.tze.RotH214of the hailבָּרָ֣דba.RadH1259,
23Which I have reservedחָשַׂ֥כְתִּיcha.Sakh.tiH2820against the timeלְעֶת־le.'et-H6256of troubleצָ֑רTzarH6862,against the dayלְי֥וֹםle.YomH3117of battleקְ֝רָ֗בke.RavH7128and warוּמִלְחָמָֽה׃u.mil.cha.MahH4421?
24By whatאֵי־'ei-H335wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְHa.de.rekhH1870is the lightא֑וֹר'orH216partedיֵחָ֣לֶקye.Cha.lekH2505, whichscatterethיָפֵ֖ץya.FetzH6327the east windקָדִ֣יםka.DimH6921upon the earthאָֽרֶץ׃'A.retzH776?
25Who hath dividedפִלַּ֣גfi.LagH6385a watercourseתְּעָלָ֑הte.'a.LahH8585for the overflowing of watersלַשֶּׁ֣טֶףla.She.tefH7858,or a wayוְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhH1870for the lightningלַחֲזִ֥יזla.cha.ZizH2385of thunderקֹלֽוֹת׃ko.LotH6963;
26To cause it to rainלְ֭הַמְטִירLe.ham.tirH4305on the earthאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776, whereno manאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376is; onthe wildernessמִ֝דְבָּ֗רmid.BarH4057, wherein there isno manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120;
27To satisfyלְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַle.has.Bi.a'H7646the desolateשֹׁ֭אָהSho.'ahH7722and wasteוּמְשֹׁאָ֑הu.me.sho.'AhH4875ground;and to cause the budמֹ֣צָאMo.tza'H4161of the tender herbדֶֽשֶׁא׃De.she'H1877to spring forthוּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַu.le.hatz.Mi.achH6779?
28Hathהֲיֵשׁ־ha.yesh-H3426the rainלַמָּטָ֥רla.ma.TarH4306a fatherאָ֑ב'AvH1?or who hath begottenה֝וֹלִ֗ידho.LidH3205the dropsאֶגְלֵי־'eg.lei-H96of dewטָֽל׃TalH2919?
29Out of whose wombמִבֶּ֣טֶןmi.Be.tenH990cameיָצָ֣אya.Tza'H3318the iceהַקָּ֑רַחha.Ka.rachH7140?and the hoary frostוּכְפֹ֥רu.khe.ForH3713of heavenשָׁ֝מַיִםSha.ma.yimH8064,who hath genderedיְלָדֽוֹ׃ye.la.DoH3205it?
30The watersמַ֣יִםMa.yimH4325are hidיִתְחַבָּ֑אוּyit.cha.Ba.'uH2244as witha stoneכָּ֭אֶבֶןKa.'e.venH68,and the faceוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of the deepתְ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415is frozenיִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃yit.la.Ka.duH3920.
32Canst thou bring forthהֲתֹצִ֣יאha.to.Tzi'H3318Mazzarothמַזָּר֣וֹתma.za.RotH4216in his seasonבְּעִתּ֑וֹbe.'i.ToH6256?or canst thou guideתַנְחֵֽם׃tan.ChemH5148Arcturusוְ֝עַ֗יִשׁve.'A.yishH5906with his sonsבָּנֶ֥יהָba.Nei.haH1121?
33Knowestהֲ֭יָדַעְתָּHa.ya.da'.taH3045thou the ordinancesחֻקּ֣וֹתchu.KotH2708of heavenשָׁמָ֑יִםsha.Ma.yimH8064?canst thou setתָּשִׂ֖יםta.SimH7760the dominionמִשְׁטָר֣וֹmish.ta.RoH4896thereof in the earthבָאָֽרֶץ׃va.'A.retzH776?
34Canst thou lift upהֲתָרִ֣יםha.ta.RimH7311thy voiceקוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chaH6963to the cloudsלָעָ֣בla.'AvH5645,that abundanceוְֽשִׁפְעַת־ve.shif.'at-H8229of watersמַ֥יִםMa.yimH4325may coverתְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃te.kha.Se.kaH3680thee?
35Canst thou sendהַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣חhat.sha.LachH7971lightningsבְּרָקִ֣יםbe.ra.KimH1300,that they may goH3212,and sayוְיֹאמְר֖וּve.yo.me.RuH559unto thee, Here we are?
36Who hath putשָׁ֭תSha.tH7896wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451in the inward partsבַּטֻּח֣וֹתba.tu.ChotH2910?or who hath givenנָתַ֖ןna.TanH5414understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998to the heartלַשֶּׂ֣כְוִיla.Sekh.viH7907?
37Who can numberיְסַפֵּ֣רye.sa.PerH5608the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣יםshe.cha.KimH7834in wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֑הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451?or who can stayיַשְׁכִּֽיב׃yash.KivH7901the bottlesוְנִבְלֵ֥יve.niv.LeiH5035of heavenשָׁ֝מַ֗יִםSha.Ma.yimH8064,
38When the dustעָ֭פָר'A.forH6083growethבְּצֶ֣קֶתbe.Tze.ketH3332into hardnessלַמּוּצָ֑קla.mu.TzakH4165,and the clodsוּרְגָבִ֥יםu.re.ga.VimH7263cleave fast togetherיְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃ye.du.Ba.kuH1692?
39Wilt thou huntהֲתָצ֣וּדha.ta.TzudH6679the preyטָ֑רֶףTa.refH2964for the lionלְלָבִ֣יאle.la.Vi'H3833?or fillתְּמַלֵּֽא׃te.ma.Le'H4390the appetiteוְחַיַּ֖תve.chai.YatH2416of the young lionsכְּפִירִ֣יםke.fi.RimH3715,
40When they couchיָשֹׁ֥חוּya.Sho.chuH7817in theirdensבַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹתva.me.'o.NotH4585, andabideיֵשְׁב֖וּye.she.VuH3427in the covertבַסֻּכָּ֣הva.su.KahH5521toלְמוֹ־le.mov-H3926lie in waitאָֽרֶב׃'A.revH695?
41Who providethיָכִ֥יןya.KhinH3559for the ravenלָעֹרֵ֗בla.'o.RevH6158his foodצֵ֫יד֥וֹtzei.DoH6718?when his young onesיְ֭לָדָיוye.la.dovH3206cryיְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּye.sha.Ve.'uH7768unto Godאֵ֣ל'elH410,they wanderיִ֝תְע֗וּyit.'UH8582for lackלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097of meatאֹֽכֶל׃'O.khelH400.
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