1Canst thou drawoutתִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְtim.ShokhH4900leviathanלִוְיָתָ֣ןliv.ya.TanH3882with anhookבְּחַכָּ֑הbe.cha.KahH2443? or histongueלְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃le.sho.NoH3956with acordוּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶלu.ve.Che.velH2256which thou lettestdownתַּשְׁקִ֥יעַtash.Ki.a'H8257?
2Canst thouputהֲתָשִׂ֣יםha.ta.SimH7760anhookאַגְמ֣וֹן'ag.MonH100into hisnoseבְּאַפּ֑וֹbe.'a.PoH639? orboreתִּקּ֥וֹבti.KovH5344hisjawלֶֽחֱיוֹ׃le.che.yoH3895through with athornוּ֝בְח֗וֹחַu.ve.Cho.achH2336?
3Will he makemanyהֲיַרְבֶּ֣הha.yar.BehH7235supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנִ֑יםta.cha.nu.NimH8469to thee? will hespeakיְדַבֵּ֖רye.da.BerH1696softרַכּֽוֹת׃ra.KotH7390words to thee?
4Will hemakeהֲיִכְרֹ֣תha.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285with thee? wilt thoutakeתִּ֝קָּחֶ֗נּוּti.ka.Che.nuH3947him for aservantלְעֶ֣בֶדle.'E.vedH5650foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769?
5Wilt thouplayהַֽתְשַׂחֶק־hat.sa.chek-H7832with him as with abirdכַּצִּפּ֑וֹרka.tzi.PorH6833? or wilt thoubindוְ֝תִקְשְׁרֶ֗נּוּve.tik.she.Re.nuH7194him for thymaidensלְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃le.na.'a.ro.Tei.khaH5291?
6Shall thecompanionsחַבָּרִ֑יםcha.ba.RimH2271make abanquetיִכְר֣וּyikh.RuH3739of him? shall theypartיֶ֝חֱצ֗וּהוּye.che.Tzu.huH2673him among themerchantsכְּֽנַעֲנִֽים׃Ke.na.'a.NimH3669?
7Canst thoufillהַֽתְמַלֵּ֣אhat.ma.Le'H4390hisskinעוֹר֑וֹo.RoH5785with barbedironsבְשֻׂכּ֣וֹתve.su.KotH7905? or hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218withfishדָּגִ֣יםda.GimH1709spearsוּבְצִלְצַ֖לu.ve.tzil.TzalH6767?
8Layשִׂים־sim-H7760thyhandכַּפֶּ֑ךָka.Pe.khaH3709upon him,rememberזְכֹ֥רze.KhorH2142thebattleמִ֝לְחָמָ֗הmil.cha.MahH4421, do nomoreתּוֹסַֽף׃to.SafH3254.
9Behold, thehopeתֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹto.chal.ToH8431of him is invainנִכְזָ֑בָהnikh.Za.vahH3576: shall not one be castdownיֻטָֽל׃yu.TalH2904even at thesightמַרְאָ֣יוmar.'AvH4758of him?
10None is sofierceאַ֭כְזָר'Akh.zorH393that he dare rousehimיְעוּרֶ֑נּוּye.'u.Re.nuH5782: who then is able tostandיִתְיַצָּֽב׃yit.ya.TzavH3320beforeלְפָנַ֥יle.fa.NaiH6440me?
11Who hath giventoהִ֭קְדִּימַנִיHik.di.ma.niH6923me, that I shouldrepayוַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑םva.'a.sha.LemH7999him? whatever is under the wholeheavenהַשָּׁמַ֣יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064is mine.
12I will notconcealאַחֲרִ֥ישׁ'a.cha.RishH2790hispartsבַּדָּ֑יוba.DavH907, nor hispowerוּדְבַר־ גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹתu.de.var- ge.vu.RotH1369H1697, nor hiscomelyוְחִ֣יןve.ChinH2433proportionעֶרְכּֽוֹ׃er.KoH6187.
13Who canuncoverגִ֭לָּהGi.lahH1540thefaceפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of hisgarmentלְבוּשׁ֑וֹle.vu.ShoH3830? or who cancomeיָבֽוֹא׃ya.Vo'H935to him with hisdoubleבְּכֶ֥פֶלbe.Khe.felH3718bridleרִ֝סְנ֗וֹris.NoH7448?
15Hisscalesאֲפִיקֵ֣י מָֽגִנִּ֑ים'a.fi.Kei ma.gi.NimH4043H650are hisprideגַּ֭אֲוָהGa.'a.vahH1346, shuttogetherסָ֝ג֗וּרsa.GurH5462as with acloseצָֽר׃TzarH6862sealחוֹתָ֥םcho.TamH2368.
16Oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259is sonearיִגַּ֑שׁוּyi.Ga.shuH5066toanotherבְּאֶחָ֣דbe.'e.ChadH259, that noairוְ֝ר֗וּחַve.Ru.achH7307cancomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935between them.
17They arejoinedיְדֻבָּ֑קוּye.du.Ba.kuH1692oneאִישׁ־'ish-H376toanotherבְּאָחִ֥יהוּbe.'a.Chi.huH251, they sticktogetherיִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּyit.la.ke.DuH3920, that they cannot besunderedיִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃yit.pa.Ra.duH6504.
18Hissneezesעֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו'aTi.sho.tavH5846flashתָּ֣הֶלTa.helH1984lightא֑וֹר'orH216, and hiseyesוְ֝עֵינָ֗יוve.'ei.NavH5869are like theeyelidsכְּעַפְעַפֵּי־ke.'af.'a.pei-H6079of themorningשָֽׁחַר׃Sha.charH7837.
19Out of hismouthמִ֭פִּיוMi.pivH6310goיַהֲלֹ֑כוּya.ha.Lo.khuH1980burninglampsלַפִּידִ֣יםla.pi.DimH3940, andsparksכִּיד֥וֹדֵיki.Do.deiH3590offireאֵ֝֗שׁ'EshH784dartforthיִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃yit.ma.La.tuH4422.
20Out of hisnostrilsמִ֭נְּחִירָיוMi.ne.chi.ravH5156goethיֵצֵ֣אye.Tze'H3318smokeעָשָׁ֑ן'a.ShanH6227, as out of aboilingנָפ֣וּחַna.Fu.achH5301potכְּד֖וּדke.DudH1731orcaldronוְאַגְמֹֽן׃ve.'ag.MonH100.
21Hisbreathנַ֭פְשׁוֹnaf.shoH5315kindlethתְּלַהֵ֑טte.la.HetH3857coalsגֶּחָלִ֣יםge.cha.LimH1513, and aflameוְ֝לַ֗הַבve.La.havH3851goethoutיֵצֵֽא׃ye.Tze'H3318of hismouthמִפִּ֥יוmi.PivH6310.
23Theflakesמַפְּלֵ֣יma.pe.LeiH4651of hisfleshבְשָׂר֣וֹve.sa.RoH1320are joinedtogetherדָבֵ֑קוּda.Ve.kuH1692: they arefirmיָצ֥וּקya.TzukH3332in themselves; they cannot bemovedיִמּֽוֹט׃yi.MotH4131.
25When heraisethמִ֭שֵּׂתוֹmi.se.toH7613himself, themightyH352areafraidיָג֣וּרוּya.Gu.ruH1481: by reason of thecrashingמִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗יםmi.she.va.RimH7667theypurifyיִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃yit.cha.Ta.'uH2398themselves.
26Theswordחֶ֭רֶבChe.revH2719of him thatovertakethמַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּma.si.Ge.huH5381him cannotholdתָק֑וּםta.KumH6965: thespearחֲנִ֖יתcha.NitH2595, thedartמַסָּ֣עma.Sa'H4551, nor thejavelinוְשִׁרְיָֽה׃ve.shir.YahH8302.
28Thearrowבֶן־ קָ֑שֶׁתven- Ka.shetH1121H7198cannot make himfleeיַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּyav.ri.Che.nuH1272:slingstonesאַבְנֵי־ קָֽלַע׃'av.nei- Ka.la'H68H7050areturnedנֶהְפְּכוּ־neh.pe.khu-H2015with him intostubbleלְ֝קַ֗שׁle.KashH7179.
30Sharpחַדּ֣וּדֵיcha.Du.deiH2303stonesחָ֑רֶשׂCha.resH2789are under him: hespreadethיִרְפַּ֖דyir.PadH7502sharp pointedthingsחָר֣וּץcha.RutzH2742upon themireטִֽיט׃TitH2916.
31He maketh thedeepמְצוּלָ֑הme.tzu.LahH4688toboilיַרְתִּ֣יחַyar.Ti.achH7570like apotכַּסִּ֣ירka.SirH5518: hemakethיָשִׂ֥יםya.SimH7760theseaיָ֝֗םYamH3220like a pot ofointmentכַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃ka.mer.ka.ChahH4841.
32He maketh apathנָתִ֑יבna.TivH5410toshineיָאִ֣ירya.'IrH215afterאַ֭חֲרָיו'A.cha.ravH310him; one wouldthinkיַחְשֹׁ֖בyach.ShoH2803thedeepתְּה֣וֹםte.HomH8415to behoaryלְשֵׂיבָֽה׃le.sei.VahH7872.
33Uponearthעָפָ֥ר'a.FarH6083there is not hislikeמָשְׁל֑וֹma.she.LoH4915, who ismadeהֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּhe.'a.SuH6213withoutלִבְלִי־liv.li-H1097fearחָֽת׃ChatH2844.
34Hebeholdethיִרְאֶ֑הyir.'EhH7200allhighגָּבֹ֥הַּga.Vo.ahH1364things : he is akingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428over all thechildrenבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofprideשָֽׁחַץ׃ סSha.chatzH7830.
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