Revised Literal Translation

Job 39:1-4

1Knowestהֲיָדַ֗עְתָּha.ya.Da'.taH3045thou the timeעֵ֭ת'etH6256when the wild goatsיַעֲלֵי־ya.'a.lei-H3277of the rockסָ֑לַעSa.la'H5553bring forthלֶ֣דֶתLe.detH3205? orcanst thou markתִּשְׁמֹֽר׃tish.MorH8104when the hindsאַיָּל֣וֹת'ai.ya.LotH355do calveחֹלֵ֖לcho.LelH2342?

2Canst thou numberתִּסְפֹּ֣רtis.PorH5608the monthsיְרָחִ֣יםye.ra.ChimH3391thatthey fulfilתְּמַלֶּ֑אנָהte.ma.Le.nahH4390?or knowestוְ֝יָדַ֗עְתָּve.ya.Da'.taH3045thou the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256when they bring forthלִדְתָּֽנָה׃lid.Ta.nahH3205?

3They bowתִּ֭כְרַעְנָהTikh.ra'.nahH3766themselves, they bring forthתְּפַלַּ֑חְנָהte.fa.Lach.nahH6398their young onesיַלְדֵיהֶ֣ןyal.dei.HenH3206,they cast outתְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃te.sha.Lach.nahH7971their sorrowsחֶבְלֵיהֶ֥םchev.lei.HemH2256.

4Their young onesבְ֭נֵיהֶםVe.nei.hemH1121are in good likingיַחְלְמ֣וּyach.le.MuH2492,they grow upיִרְבּ֣וּyir.BuH7235in the open fieldבַבָּ֑רva.BarH1250;they go forthיָ֝צְא֗וּya.tze.'UH3318,and returnשָׁ֥בוּSha.vuH7725not unto them.

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