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א וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת-אִיּוֹב; וַיֹּאמַר.
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1 {S} Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:
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ב הֲרֹב, עִם-שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר; מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶנָּה.
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2 Shall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it. {P}
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ג וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת-יְהוָה; וַיֹּאמַר.
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3 {S} Then Job answered the LORD, and said:
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ד הֵן קַלֹּתִי, מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ; יָדִי, שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ-פִי.
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4 Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.
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ה אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי, וְלֹא אֶעֱנֶה; וּשְׁתַּיִם, וְלֹא אוֹסִיף.
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5 Once have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further. {P}
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ו וַיַּעַן-יְהוָה אֶת-אִיּוֹב, מנסערה מִן סְעָרָה; וַיֹּאמַר.
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6 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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ז אֱזָר-נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ; אֶשְׁאָלְךָ, וְהוֹדִיעֵנִי.
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7 Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
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ח הַאַף, תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי; תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי, לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּק.
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8 Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?
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ט וְאִם-זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל לָךְ; וּבְקוֹל, כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵם.
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9 Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?
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י עֲדֵה נָא גָאוֹן וָגֹבַהּ; וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּשׁ.
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10 Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.
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יא הָפֵץ, עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ; וּרְאֵה כָל-גֵּאֶה, וְהַשְׁפִּילֵהוּ.
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11 Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.
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יב רְאֵה כָל-גֵּאֶה, הַכְנִיעֵהוּ; וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּם.
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12 Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.
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יג טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד; פְּנֵיהֶם, חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמוּן.
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13 Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.
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יד וְגַם-אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ: כִּי-תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶךָ.
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14 Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
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טו הִנֵּה-נָא בְהֵמוֹת, אֲשֶׁר-עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ; חָצִיר, כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵל.
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15 Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
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טז הִנֵּה-נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו; וְאוֹנוֹ, בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנוֹ.
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16 Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.
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יז יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ-אָרֶז; גִּידֵי פַחֲדָו יְשֹׂרָגוּ.
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17 He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.
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יח עֲצָמָיו, אֲפִיקֵי נְחֻשָׁה; גְּרָמָיו, כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶל.
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18 His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.
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יט הוּא, רֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי-אֵל; הָעֹשׂוֹ, יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּוֹ.
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19 He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.
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כ כִּי-בוּל, הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ-לוֹ; וְכָל-חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה, יְשַׂחֲקוּ-שָׁם.
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20 Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.
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כא תַּחַת-צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב-- בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּה.
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21 He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.
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כב יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִלְלוֹ; יְסֻבּוּהוּ, עַרְבֵי-נָחַל.
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22 The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.
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כג הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר, לֹא יַחְפּוֹז; יִבְטַח, כִּי-יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל-פִּיהוּ.
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23 Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.
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כד בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ; בְּמוֹקְשִׁים, יִנְקָב-אָף.
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24 Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?
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כה תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה; וּבְחֶבֶל, תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנוֹ.
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25 Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?
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כו הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמֹן בְּאַפּוֹ; וּבְחוֹחַ, תִּקֹּב לֶחֱיוֹ.
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26 Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?
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כז הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ, תַּחֲנוּנִים; אִם-יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכּוֹת.
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27 Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?
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כח הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ; תִּקָּחֶנּוּ, לְעֶבֶד עוֹלָם.
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28 Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?
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כט הַתְשַׂחֶק-בּוֹ, כַּצִּפּוֹר; וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ, לְנַעֲרוֹתֶיךָ.
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29 Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?
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ל יִכְרוּ עָלָיו, חַבָּרִים; יֶחֱצוּהוּ, בֵּין כְּנַעֲנִים.
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30 Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?
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לא הַתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכּוֹת עוֹרוֹ; וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשׁוֹ.
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31 Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?
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לב שִׂים-עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ; זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה, אַל-תּוֹסַף.
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32 Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.
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