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?
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