Revised Literal Translation

Job 38:31-35

31Canst thou bindהַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁרHat.ka.sherH7194the sweet influencesמַעֲדַנּ֣וֹתma.'a.da.NotH4575of Pleiadesכִּימָ֑הki.MahH3598,or looseתְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃te.fa.Te.achH6605the bandsמֹשְׁכ֖וֹתmo.she.KhotH4189of Orionכְּסִ֣ילke.SilH3685?

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?

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