Revised Literal Translation

Job 39:19-25

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.

22He mockethיִשְׂחַ֣קyis.ChakH7832at fearלְ֭פַחַדLe.fa.chadH6343,and is not affrightedיֵחָ֑תye.ChatH2865;neither turneth he backיָ֝שׁ֗וּבya.ShuvH7725fromמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

23The quiverאַשְׁפָּ֑ה'ash.PahH827rattlethתִּרְנֶ֣הtir.NehH7439against him, the glitteringלַ֖הַבLa.havH3851spearחֲנִ֣יתcha.NitH2595and the shieldוְכִידֽוֹן׃ve.khi.DonH3591.

24He swallowethיְגַמֶּא־ye.ga.me'-H1572the groundאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776with fiercenessבְּרַ֣עַשׁbe.Ra.'ashH7494and rageוְ֭רֹגֶזVe.ro.gezH7267:neither believethיַ֝אֲמִ֗יןya.'a.MinH539he that it isthe soundק֥וֹלKolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.

25He saithיֹ֘אמַ֤רyo.MarH559amongבְּדֵ֤יbe.DeiH1767the trumpetsשֹׁפָ֨ר׀sho.FarH7782,Ahaהֶאָ֗חhe.'AchH1889,ahaH1889;and he smellethיָרִ֣יחַya.Ri.achH7306the battleמִלְחָמָ֑הmil.cha.MahH4421afar offוּֽ֭מֵרָחוֹקU.me.ra.chokH7350,the thunderרַ֥עַםRa.'amH7482of the captainsשָׂ֝רִיםSa.rimH8269,and the shoutingוּתְרוּעָֽה׃u.te.ru.'AhH8643.

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