Revised Literal Translation

Job 39:16-21

16She is hardenedהִקְשִׁ֣יחַhik.Shi.achH7188against her young onesבָּנֶ֣יהָba.Nei.haH1121, as though they werenotלְּלֹא־le.lo'-H3808hers: her labourיְגִיעָ֣הּye.gi.'AhH3018is in vainלְרִ֖יקle.RikH7385without fearפָֽחַד׃Fa.chadH6343;

17Because Godאֱל֣וֹהַּ'e.Lo.ahH433hath deprivedהִשָּׁ֣הּhi.ShahH5382her of wisdomחָכְמָ֑הchokh.mahH2451,neither hath he impartedחָ֥לַקCha.lakH2505to her understandingבַּבִּינָֽה׃ba.bi.NahH998.

18What timeכָּ֭עֵתKa.'etH6256she lifteth upתַּמְרִ֑יאtam.Ri'H4754herself on highבַּמָּר֣וֹםba.ma.RomH4791,she scornethתִּֽשְׂחַ֥קtis.ChakH7832the horseלַ֝סּ֗וּסla.SusH5483and his riderוּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃u.le.Ro.khe.VoH7392.

19Hast thou givenהֲתִתֵּ֣ןha.ti.TenH5414the horseלַסּ֣וּסla.SusH5483strengthגְּבוּרָ֑הge.vu.RahH1369?hast thou clothedהֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁha.tal.BishH3847his neckצַוָּאר֣וֹtza.va.RoH6677with thunderרַעְמָֽה׃ra'.MahH7483?

20Canst thou make him afraidהְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּHe.tar.'i.she.nuH7493as a grasshopperכָּאַרְבֶּ֑הka.'ar.BehH697?the gloryה֖וֹדHodH1935of his nostrilsנַחְר֣וֹnach.RoH5170isterribleאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367.

21He pawethיַחְפְּר֣וּyach.pe.RuH2658in the valleyבָ֭עֵמֶקVa.'e.mekH6010,and rejoicethוְיָשִׂ֣ישׂve.ya.SisH7797in hisstrengthבְּכֹ֑חַbe.Kho.achH3581:he goeth onיֵ֝צֵ֗אye.Tze'H3318to meetH7125the armed menנָֽשֶׁק׃Na.shekH5402.

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