1Canst thou draw outתִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְtim.ShokhH4900leviathanלִוְיָתָ֣ןliv.ya.TanH3882with an hookבְּחַכָּ֑הbe.cha.KahH2443?or his tongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956with a cordוּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶלu.ve.Che.velH2256whichthou lettest downתַּשְׁקִ֥יעַtash.Ki.a'H8257?
2Canst thou putהֲתָשִׂ֣יםha.ta.SimH7760an hookאַגְמ֣וֹן'ag.MonH100into his noseבְּאַפּ֑וֹbe.'a.PoH639?or boreתִּקּ֥וֹבti.KovH5344his jawלֶֽחֱיוֹ׃le.che.yoH3895through with a thornוּ֝בְח֗וֹחַu.ve.Cho.achH2336?
3Will he make manyהֲיַרְבֶּ֣הha.yar.BehH7235supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנִ֑יםta.cha.nu.NimH8469unto thee? will he speakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696softרַכּֽוֹת׃ra.KotH7390words unto thee?
4Will he makeהֲיִכְרֹ֣תha.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with thee? wilt thou takeתִּ֝קָּחֶ֗נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947him for a servantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650for everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769?
5Wilt thou playהַֽתְשַׂחֶק־hat.sa.chek-H7832with him as witha birdכַּצִּפּ֑וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833?or wilt thou bindוְ֝תִקְשְׁרֶ֗נּוּve.tik.she.Re.nuH7194him for thy maidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291?
6Shall the companionsחַבָּרִ֑יםcha.ba.RimH2271make a banquetיִכְר֣וּyikh.RuH3739of him? shall they partיֶ֝חֱצ֗וּהוּye.che.Tzu.huH2673him among the merchantsכְּֽנַעֲנִֽים׃Ke.na.'a.NimH3669?
7Canst thou fillהַֽתְמַלֵּ֣אhat.ma.Le'H4390his skinעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785with barbed ironsבְשֻׂכּ֣וֹתve.su.KotH7905?or his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218with fishדָּגִ֣יםda.GimH1709spearsוּבְצִלְצַ֖לu.ve.tzil.TzalH6767?
8Layשִׂים־sim-H7760thine handכַּפֶּ֑ךָka.Pe.khaH3709upon him, rememberזְכֹ֥רze.KhorH2142the battleמִ֝לְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421,do no moreתּוֹסַֽף׃to.SafH3254.
9Behold, the hopeתֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹto.chal.ToH8431of him is in vainנִכְזָ֑בָהnikh.Za.vahH3576: shall not onebe cast downיֻטָֽל׃yu.TalH2904even at the sightמַרְאָ֣יוmar.'AvH4758of him?
10None is sofierceאַ֭כְזָר'Akh.zorH393that dare stir him upיְעוּרֶ֑נּוּye.'u.Re.nuH5782:who then is able to standיִתְיַצָּֽב׃yit.ya.TzavH3320beforeלְפָנַ֥יle.fa.NaiH6440me?
11Who hath preventedהִ֭קְדִּימַנִיHik.di.ma.niH6923me, that I should repayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑םva.'a.sha.LemH7999him? whatsoever isunder the whole heavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064is mine.
12I will not concealאַחֲרִ֥ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790his partsבַּדָּ֑יוba.DavH907,nor his powerוּדְבַר־ גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹתu.de.var- ge.vu.RotH1697H1369,nor his comelyוְחִ֣יןve.ChinH2433proportionעֶרְכּֽוֹ׃er.KoH6187.
13Who can discoverגִ֭לָּהGi.lahH1540the faceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of his garmentלְבוּשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830? orwho can comeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935to himwith his doubleבְּכֶ֥פֶלbe.Khe.felH3718bridleרִ֝סְנ֗וֹris.NoH7448?
14Who can openפִתֵּ֑חַfi.Te.achH6605the doorsדַּלְתֵ֣יdal.TeiH1817of his faceH6440?his teethשִׁנָּ֣יוshi.NavH8127areterribleאֵימָֽה׃'ei.MahH367round aboutסְבִיב֖וֹתse.vi.VotH5439.
15Hisscalesאֲפִיקֵ֣י מָֽגִנִּ֑ים'a.fi.Kei ma.gi.NimH650H4043are hisprideגַּ֭אֲוָהGa.'a.vahH1346,shut up togetherסָ֝ג֗וּרsa.GurH5462as witha closeצָֽר׃TzarH6862sealחוֹתָ֥םcho.TamH2368.
16Oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259is so nearיִגַּ֑שׁוּyi.Ga.shuH5066to anotherבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259,that no airוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307can comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935between them.
17They are joinedיְדֻבָּ֑קוּye.du.Ba.kuH1692oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376to anotherבְּאָחִ֥יהוּbe.'a.Chi.huH251,they stick togetherיִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּyit.la.ke.DuH3920,that they cannot be sunderedיִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃yit.pa.Ra.duH6504.
18By his neesingsעֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו'aTi.sho.tavH5846a lightא֑וֹר'orH216doth shineתָּ֣הֶלTa.helH1984,and his eyesוְ֝עֵינָ֗יוve.'ei.NavH5869arelike the eyelidsכְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ke.'af.'a.pei-H6079of the morningשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.
19Out of his mouthמִ֭פִּיוMi.pivH6310goיַהֲלֹ֑כוּya.ha.Lo.khuH1980burning lampsלַפִּידִ֣יםla.pi.DimH3940, andsparksכִּיד֥וֹדֵיki.Do.deiH3590of fireאֵ֝֗שׁ'EshH784leap outיִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃yit.ma.La.tuH4422.
20Out of his nostrilsמִ֭נְּחִירָיוMi.ne.chi.ravH5156goethיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227, as outof a seethingנָפ֣וּחַna.Fu.achH5301potכְּד֖וּדke.DudH1731or caldronוְאַגְמֹֽן׃ve.'ag.MonH100.
21His breathנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315kindlethתְּלַהֵ֑טte.la.HetH3857coalsגֶּחָלִ֣יםge.cha.LimH1513,and a flameוְ֝לַ֗הַבve.La.havH3851goeth outיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318of his mouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.
22In his neckבְּֽ֭צַוָּארוֹbe.tza.va.roH6677remainethיָלִ֣יןya.LinH3885strengthעֹ֑ז'OzH5797,and sorrowדְּאָבָֽה׃de.'a.VahH1670dancethתָּד֥וּץta.DutzH1750beforeוּ֝לְפָנָ֗יוu.le.fa.NavH6440him.
23The flakesמַפְּלֵ֣יma.pe.LeiH4651of his fleshבְשָׂר֣וֹve.sa.RoH1320are joined togetherדָבֵ֑קוּda.Ve.kuH1692:they are firmיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH3332in themselves; they cannot be movedיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.
24His heartלִ֭בּוֹli.boH3820is as firmיָצ֣וּקya.TzukH3332as a stoneאָ֑בֶן'A.venH68;yea, as hardוְ֝יָצ֗וּקve.ya.TzukH3332as a pieceכְּפֶ֣לַחke.Fe.lachH6400of the netherתַּחְתִּֽית׃tach.TitH8482millstone.
25When he raiseth upמִ֭שֵּׂתוֹmi.se.toH7613himself, the mightyH352are afraidיָג֣וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481:by reason of breakingsמִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗יםmi.she.va.RimH7667they purifyיִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃yit.cha.Ta.'uH2398themselves.
26The swordחֶ֭רֶבChe.revH2719of him that layethמַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּma.si.Ge.huH5381at him cannot holdתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965:the spearחֲנִ֖יתcha.NitH2595,the dartמַסָּ֣עma.Sa'H4551,nor armourוְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ve.shir.YahH8302.
28The arrowבֶן־ קָ֑שֶׁתven- Ka.shetH7198H1121cannot make him fleeיַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּyav.ri.Che.nuH1272:slingstonesאַבְנֵי־ קָֽלַע׃'av.nei- Ka.la'H7050H68are turnedנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015with him into stubbleלְ֝קַ֗שׁle.KashH7179.
29Dartsתוֹתָ֑חto.TachH8455are countedנֶחְשְׁב֣וּnech.she.VuH2803as stubbleכְּ֭קַשׁKe.kashH7179:he laughethוְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗קve.yis.ChakH7832at the shakingלְרַ֣עַשׁle.Ra.'ashH7494of a spearכִּידֽוֹן׃ki.DonH3591.
30Sharpחַדּ֣וּדֵיcha.Du.deiH2303stonesחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789areunder him: he spreadethיִרְפַּ֖דyir.PadH7502sharp pointed thingsחָר֣וּץcha.RutzH2742upon the mireטִֽיט׃TitH2916.
31He maketh the deepמְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.LahH4688to boilיַרְתִּ֣יחַyar.Ti.achH7570like a potכַּסִּ֣ירka.SirH5518:he makethיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760the seaיָ֝֗םYamH3220like a pot of ointmentכַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃ka.mer.ka.ChahH4841.
32He maketh a pathנָתִ֑יבna.TivH5410to shineיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH215afterאַ֭חֲרָיו'A.cha.ravH310him; onewould thinkיַחְשֹׁ֖בyach.ShoH2803the deepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415to behoaryלְשֵׂיבָֽה׃le.sei.VahH7872.
33Upon earthעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083there is not his likeמָשְׁל֑וֹma.she.LoH4915,who is madeהֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּhe.'a.SuH6213withoutלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097fearחָֽת׃ChatH2844.
34He beholdethיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200all highגָּבֹ֥הַּga.Vo.ahH1364things: he isa kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over all the childrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121of prideשָֽׁחַץ׃ סSha.chatzH7830.
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