4Whereאֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.FohH375wast thou when I laid thefoundationsבְּיָסְדִי־be.ya.se.di-H3245of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?declareהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046, if thouhastיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045understandingבִינָֽה׃vi.NahH998.
5Who hathlaidשָׂ֣םsamH7760themeasuresמְ֭מַדֶּיהָMe.ma.dei.haH4461of it, if thouknowestתֵדָ֑עte.Da'H3045? or who hathstretchedנָטָ֖הna.TahH5186thelineקָּֽו׃KavH6957upon it?
6Upon what are thefoundationsאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ'a.da.Nei.haH134of itfastenedהָטְבָּ֑עוּha.te.Ba.'uH2883? or wholaidיָ֝רָ֗הya.RahH3384itscornerפִּנָּתָֽהּ׃pi.na.TahH6438stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68;
7When themorningבֹ֑קֶרVo.kerH1242starsכּ֣וֹכְבֵיKokh.veiH3556sangבְּרָן־be.ron-H7442togetherיַ֭חַדYa.chadH3162, and all thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofGodאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430shoutedוַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321for joy?
8Or who shutupוַיָּ֣סֶךְvai.Ya.sekhH5526theseaיָ֑םYamH3220withdoorsבִּדְלָתַ֣יִםbid.la.Ta.yimH1817, when it brokeforthבְּ֝גִיח֗וֹbe.gi.ChoH1518, as if it had issuedoutיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318of thewombמֵרֶ֥חֶםme.Re.chemH7358?
9When Imadeבְּשׂוּמִ֣יbe.su.MiH7760acloudעָנָ֣ן'a.NanH6051itsgarmentלְבֻשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830, and thickdarknessוַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗לva.'a.ra.FelH6205aswaddlingbandחֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃cha.tu.la.ToH2854for it,
10And brokeupוָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣רva.'esh.BorH7665for it mydecreedחֻקִּ֑יchu.KiH2706place, andsetוָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗יםva.'a.SimH7760barsבְּרִ֣יחַbe.Ri.achH1280anddoorsוּדְלָתָֽיִם׃u.de.la.Ta.yimH1817,
11Andsaidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, Thusfarעַד־'ad-H5704H6311shalt thoucomeתָ֭בוֹאTa.Vo'H935, but nofurtherתֹסִ֑יףto.SifH3254: and here shall thyproudבִּגְא֥וֹןbig.'onH1347wavesגַּלֶּֽיךָ׃ga.Lei.khaH1530bestayedיָ֝שִׁ֗יתya.ShitH7896?
12Hast thoucommandedצִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.taH6680themorningבֹּ֑קֶרBo.kerH1242since thydaysהְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָHe.mi.ya.mei.khaH3117; and caused thedayspringהַשַּׁ֣חַרha.sha.charH7837toknowיִדַּ֖עְתָּyi.da'.taH3045itsplaceמְקֹמֽוֹ׃me.ko.MoH4725;
13That it might takeholdלֶ֭אֱחֹזLe.'e.chozH270of theendsבְּכַנְפ֣וֹתbe.khan.FotH3671ofearthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, that thewickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'ImH7563might be shakenoutוְיִנָּעֲר֖וּve.yi.na.'a.RuH5287of it?
14It isturnedתִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְTit.ha.pekhH2015asclayכְּחֹ֣מֶרke.Cho.merH2563to thesealחוֹתָ֑םcho.TamH2368; and theystandוְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּve.yit.ya.tze.VuH3320as agarmentלְבֽוּשׁ׃le.VushH3830.
15And from thewickedמֵרְשָׁעִ֣יםme.re.sha.'ImH7563theirlightאוֹרָ֑ם'o.RamH216iswithheldוְיִמָּנַ֣עve.yi.ma.Na'H4513, and thehighרָ֝מָ֗הra.MahH7311armוּזְר֥וֹעַu.ze.Ro.a'H2220shall bebrokenתִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃ti.sha.VerH7665.
16Hast thouenteredהֲ֭בָאתָHa.va.taH935into thespringsנִבְכֵי־niv.khei-H5033of theseaיָ֑םYamH3220? or hast thouwalkedהִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃hit.ha.La.khe.taH1980in thesearchוּבְחֵ֥קֶרu.ve.Che.kerH2714of thedepthתְּ֝ה֗וֹםte.HomH8415?
17Have thegatesשַׁעֲרֵי־sha.'a.rei-H8179ofdeathמָ֑וֶתMa.vetH4194beenrevealedהֲנִגְל֣וּha.nig.LuH1540to thee? or hast thouseenתִּרְאֶֽה׃tir.'EhH7200thedoorsוְשַׁעֲרֵ֖יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the shadow ofdeathצַלְמָ֣וֶתtzal.Ma.vetH6757?
18Hast thouperceivedהִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּHit.bo.nan.taH995thebreadthרַחֲבֵי־ra.cha.vei-H7338of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776?declareהַ֝גֵּ֗דha.GedH5046if thouknowestיָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.taH3045it all.
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