Revised Literal Translation

Job 40:15-19

15Behold now behemothבְ֭הֵמוֹתVe.he.motH930,which I madeעָשִׂ֣יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213with thee; he eatethיֹאכֵֽל׃yo.KhelH398grassחָ֝צִ֗ירcha.TzirH2682as an oxכַּבָּקָ֥רka.ba.KarH1241.

16Lo now, his strengthכֹח֣וֹkho.ChoH3581isin his loinsבְמָתְנָ֑יוve.ma.te.NavH4975,and his forceוְ֝אֹנ֗וֹve.'o.NoH202isin the navelבִּשְׁרִירֵ֥יbish.ri.ReiH8306of his bellyבִטְנֽוֹ׃vit.NoH990.

17He movethיַחְפֹּ֣ץyach.PotzH2654his tailזְנָב֣וֹze.na.VoH2180like a cedarאָ֑רֶז'A.rezH730:the sinewsגִּידֵ֖יgi.DeiH1517of his stonesפַחֲדָ֣יוfa.cha.dovH6344are wrapped togetherיְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃ye.so.Ra.guH8276.

18His bonesעֲ֭צָמָיו'A.tza.mavH6106are asstrongאֲפִיקֵ֣י'a.fi.KeiH650pieces of brassנְחוּשָׁ֑הne.chu.ShahH5154;his bonesגְּ֝רָמָ֗יוge.ra.MavH1634arelike barsכִּמְטִ֥ילkim.TilH4300of ironבַּרְזֶֽל׃bar.ZelH1270.

19He isthe chiefרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the waysדַּרְכֵי־dar.khei-H1870of Godאֵ֑ל'ElH410:he that madeהָ֝עֹשׂוֹha.'o.soH6213him can makeH5066his swordחַרְבּֽוֹ׃char.BoH2719to approachH5066unto him.

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