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.
20Surely the mountainsהָרִ֣יםha.RimH2022bring him forthיִשְׂאוּ־yis.'u-H5375foodב֭וּלvulH944,where all the beastsחַיַּ֥תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַ֝שָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704playיְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־ye.sa.cha.ku-H7832.
21He liethיִשְׁכָּ֑בyish.KavH7901under the shady treesצֶאֱלִ֥יםtze.'e.LimH6628,in the covertבְּסֵ֖תֶרbe.Se.terH5643of the reedקָנֶ֣הka.NehH7070,and fensוּבִצָּֽה׃u.vi.TzahH1207.
22The shady treesצֶאֱלִ֣יםtze.'e.LimH6628coverיְסֻכֻּ֣הוּye.su.Ku.huH5526him withtheir shadowצִֽלֲל֑וֹtzi.la.LoH6752;the willowsעַרְבֵי־'ar.vei-H6155of the brookנָֽחַל׃Na.chalH5158compass him aboutיְ֝סֻבּ֗וּהוּye.su.Bu.huH5437.
23Behold, he drinketh upיַעֲשֹׁ֣קya.'a.ShokH6231a riverנָ֭הָרNa.horH5104, andhastethיַחְפּ֑וֹזyach.PozH2648not: he trustethיִבְטַ֓ח׀yiv.TachH982that he can draw upיָגִ֖יחַya.Gi.achH1518Jordanיַרְדֵּ֣ןyar.DenH3383into his mouthפִּֽיהוּ׃Pi.huH6310.
24He takethיִקָּחֶ֑נּוּyi.ka.Che.nuH3947it with his eyesבְּעֵינָ֥יוbe.'ei.NavH5869: hisnoseאָֽף׃'AfH639pierceth throughיִנְקָב־yin.kov-H5344snaresבְּ֝מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗יםbe.mok.ShimH4170.
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