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Job

Chapter 38
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּaֽ'an-yehva֣h 'et-'i֭yּob mn hs'rh mi֥n ׀ hasּe'ara֗h vayּo'maֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then the LORD spoke to Job out of the whirlwind [1]:

וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָ֣ה אֶת־אִ֭יּוֹב מנ הסערה מִ֥ן ׀ הַסְּעָרָ֗ה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֤y ze֨h ׀ macheshshi֖yke 'etza֥h bemilּi֗yn bּeֽliy-daֽ'at׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who is this that obscures my plans with words without knowledge?"

מִ֤י זֶ֨ה ׀ מַחְשִׁ֖יךְ עֵצָ֥ה בְמִלִּ֗ין בְּֽלִי־דָֽעַת׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): ezar-na֣ kege֣ber chalatze֑yka ve֝'eshshe'aleka֗ vehodiy'eֽniy׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Brace yourself like a man; I will question you, and you shall answer me."

אֱזָר־נָ֣א כְגֶ֣בֶר חֲלָצֶ֑יךָ וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): eypo֣h ha֭yiyta bּeyasediy-'a֑retz ha֝gּe֗d 'im-yada֥'etּa biynaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation? Tell me, if you understand."

אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): miy-shsa֣m me֭madּeyha kּi֣y teda֑ '֤o miֽy-nata֖h 'ale֣yha qּaֽv׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?"

מִי־שָׂ֣ם מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ כִּ֣י תֵדָ֑ע א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָטָ֖ה עָלֶ֣יהָ קָּֽו׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): al-ma֭h 'adane֣yha hatebּa֑'u '֥o miֽy-ya֝ra֗h 'e֣ben pּinּataֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"On what were its footings set, or who laid its cornerstone, "

עַל־מָ֭ה אֲדָנֶ֣יהָ הָטְבָּ֑עוּ א֥וֹ מִֽי־יָ֝רָ֗ה אֶ֣בֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeran-ya֭chad kּ֣okebey bo֑qer va֝yּari֗y'u kּal-bּene֥y 'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"while the morning stars sang together and all the angels shouted for joy?"

בְּרָן־יַ֭חַד כּ֣וֹכְבֵי בֹ֑קֶר וַ֝יָּרִ֗יעוּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֥י אֱלֹהִֽים׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֣seke bּidelata֣yim ya֑m bּe֝giych֗o mere֥chem yetzeֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who shut up the sea behind doors when it burst forth from the womb,"

וַיָּ֣סֶךְ בִּדְלָתַ֣יִם יָ֑ם בְּ֝גִיח֗וֹ מֵרֶ֥חֶם יֵצֵֽא׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeshsumi֣y 'ana֣n lebushsh֑o va֝'arape֗l chatulּatֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when I made the clouds its garment and wrapped it in thick darkness,"

בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'eshshebּo֣r 'ala֣yv chuqּi֑y vaֽ֝'ashsi֗ym bּeri֣ycha udelataֽyim׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when I fixed limits for it and set its doors and bars in place,"

וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): va'oma֗r 'ad-pּo֣h ta֭bo velo֣ tosi֑yp upo֥'-ya֝shshi֗yt bּige'֥on gּalּeֽyka׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when I said, 'This far you may come and no farther; here is where your proud waves lame'?"

וָאֹמַ֗ר עַד־פֹּ֣ה תָ֭בוֹא וְלֹ֣א תֹסִ֑יף וּפֹ֥א־יָ֝שִׁ֗ית בִּגְא֥וֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): heֽ֭miyּameyka tziui֣yta bּo֑qer yd'th shchr yidּa֖'etּah hashshּa֣char meqomֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Have you ever given orders to the morning, or shown the dawn its place,"

הְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָ צִוִּ֣יתָ בֹּ֑קֶר ידעתה שחר יִדַּ֖עְתָּה הַשַּׁ֣חַר מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭'echoz bּekanep֣ot ha'a֑retz veyinּa'ar֖u reshsha<seg type="x-suspended">'i֣<seg>ym mimּeֽnּah׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"that it might take the earth by the edges and shake the wicked out of it?"

לֶ֭אֱחֹז בְּכַנְפ֣וֹת הָאָ֑רֶץ וְיִנָּעֲר֖וּ רְשָׁ<seg type="x-suspended">עִ֣<seg>ים מִמֶּֽנָּה׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): tּi֭tehapּeke kּecho֣mer chota֑m ve֝yiֽteyatzּeb֗u kּem֣o lebֽushsh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The earth takes shape like clay under a seal; its features stand out like those of a garment."

תִּ֭תְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹ֣מֶר חוֹתָ֑ם וְ֝יִֽתְיַצְּב֗וּ כְּמ֣וֹ לְבֽוּשׁ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): veyimּana֣ mereshsha<seg type="x-suspended">'i֣<seg>ym 'ora֑m uzer֥o'a ra֝ma֗h tּishshּabeֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The wicked are denied their light, and their upraised arm is broken."

וְיִמָּנַ֣ע מֵרְשָׁ<seg type="x-suspended">עִ֣<seg>ים אוֹרָ֑ם וּזְר֥וֹעַ רָ֝מָ֗ה תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭ba'ta 'ad-nibekey-ya֑m ubeche֥qer tּe֝h֗om hitehalּaֽketּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Have you journeyed to the springs of the sea or walked in the recesses of the deep?"

הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃

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Phonetic (Hebrew): hanigel֣u le֭ka shsha'arey-ma֑vet veshsha'are֖y tzalema֣vet tּire'eֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Have the gates of death been shown to you? Have you seen the gates of the deepest darkness?"

הֲנִגְל֣וּ לְ֭ךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־מָ֑וֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵ֖י צַלְמָ֣וֶת תִּרְאֶֽה׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): hi֭tebּonanetּa 'ad-rachabey-'a֑retz ha֝gּe֗d 'im-yada֥'etּa kulּaֽhּ׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this."

הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־רַחֲבֵי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): ey-ze֣h ha֭dּereke yishshekּan-'֑or ve֝cho֗shsheke 'ey-ze֥h meqomֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"What is the way to the abode of light? And where does darkness reside?"

אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־א֑וֹר וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶ֥ה מְקֹמֽוֹ׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּi֣y ti֭qּachenּu 'el-gּebul֑o vekiֽy-ta֝bi֗yn netiyb֥ot bּeytֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can you take them to their places? Do you know the paths to their dwellings?"

כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־תָ֝בִ֗ין נְתִיב֥וֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): ya֭da'etּa kּiy-'a֣z tּiuale֑d umisepּa֖r yame֣yka rabּiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!"

יָ֭דַעְתָּ כִּי־אָ֣ז תִּוָּלֵ֑ד וּמִסְפַּ֖ר יָמֶ֣יךָ רַבִּֽים׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭ba'ta 'el-'otzer֣ot shsha֑leg ve'otzer֖ot bּara֣d tּire'eֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,"

הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): ashsher-chashsa֥ketּiy le'et-tza֑r ley֥om qe֝ra֗b umilechamaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"which I reserve for times of trouble, for days of war and battle?"

אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי לְעֶת־צָ֑ר לְי֥וֹם קְ֝רָ֗ב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): ey-ze֣h ha֭dּereke yecha֣leq '֑or yape֖tz qadi֣ym 'aley-'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"What is the way to the place where the lightning is scattered, or the place where the east winds are dispersed over the earth?"

אֵי־זֶ֣ה הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ יֵחָ֣לֶק א֑וֹר יָפֵ֖ץ קָדִ֣ים עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-pilּa֣g lashshּe֣tep tּe'ala֑h ve֝de֗reke lachazi֥yz qolֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who cuts a channel for the torrents of rain, and a path for the thunderstorm,"

מִֽי־פִלַּ֣ג לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף תְּעָלָ֑ה וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ לַחֲזִ֥יז קֹלֽוֹת׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): le֭hametiyr 'al-'e֣retz lo'-'i֑yshsh mi֝debּa֗r lo'-'ada֥m bּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"to water a land where no one lives, an uninhabited desert,"

לְ֭הַמְטִיר עַל־אֶ֣רֶץ לֹא־אִ֑ישׁ מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר לֹא־אָדָ֥ם בּֽוֹ׃

27
Phonetic (Hebrew): lehashsebּi֣y'a shsho֭'ah umeshsho'a֑h u֝lehatzemi֗ycha mo֣tza deֽshshe'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"to satisfy a desolate wasteland and make it sprout with grass?"

לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ שֹׁ֭אָה וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ מֹ֣צָא דֶֽשֶׁא׃

28
Phonetic (Hebrew): hayeshsh-lamּata֥r 'a֑b '֥o miy-h֝oli֗yd 'egeley-taֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Does the rain have a father? Who fathers the drops of dew?"

הֲיֵשׁ־לַמָּטָ֥ר אָ֑ב א֥וֹ מִי־ה֝וֹלִ֗יד אֶגְלֵי־טָֽל׃

29
Phonetic (Hebrew): mibּe֣ten mi֭y yatza֣ haqּa֑rach ukepo֥r shsha֝mayim mi֣y yeladֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens"

מִבֶּ֣טֶן מִ֭י יָצָ֣א הַקָּ֑רַח וּכְפֹ֥ר שָׁ֝מַיִם מִ֣י יְלָדֽוֹ׃

30
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּa֭'eben ma֣yim yitechabּa֑'u upene֥y te֝h֗om yitelakּaֽdu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when the waters become hard as stone, when the surface of the deep is frozen?"

כָּ֭אֶבֶן מַ֣יִם יִתְחַבָּ֑אוּ וּפְנֵ֥י תְ֝ה֗וֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃

31
Phonetic (Hebrew): haֽ֭teqashshּer ma'adanּ֣ot kּiyma֑h 'ֽo-moshshek֖ot kּesi֣yl tּepatּeֽcha׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can you bind the chains of the Pleiades? Can you loosen Orion’s belt?"

הַֽ֭תְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃

32
Phonetic (Hebrew): hatotzi֣y mazּar֣ot bּe'itּ֑o ve֝'a֗yishsh 'al-bּane֥yha tanecheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can you bring forth the constellations in their seasons or lead out the Bear with its cubs?"

הֲתֹצִ֣יא מַזָּר֣וֹת בְּעִתּ֑וֹ וְ֝עַ֗יִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶ֥יהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃

33
Phonetic (Hebrew): ha֭yada'etּa chuqּ֣ot shshama֑yim 'im-tּashsi֖ym mishshetar֣o ba'aֽretz׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Do you know the laws of the heavens? Can you set up God’s dominion over the earth?"

הֲ֭יָדַעְתָּ חֻקּ֣וֹת שָׁמָ֑יִם אִם־תָּשִׂ֖ים מִשְׁטָר֣וֹ בָאָֽרֶץ׃

34
Phonetic (Hebrew): hatari֣ym la'a֣b qole֑ka veֽshshipe'at-ma֥yim tּekasּeֽkּa׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can you raise your voice to the clouds and cover yourself with a flood of water?"

הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

35
Phonetic (Hebrew): hֽateshshalּa֣ch bּeraqi֣ym veyele֑ku veyo'mer֖u leka֣ hinּeֽnu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Do you send the lightning bolts on their way? Do they report to you, 'Here we are'?"

הַֽתְשַׁלַּ֣ח בְּרָקִ֣ים וְיֵלֵ֑כוּ וְיֹאמְר֖וּ לְךָ֣ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃

36
Phonetic (Hebrew): miy-shsha֭t bּatּuch֣ot chakema֑h '֤o miֽy-nata֖n lashsּe֣keviy biynaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who gives the ibis wisdom or gives the cockerel understanding?"

מִי־שָׁ֭ת בַּטֻּח֣וֹת חָכְמָ֑ה א֤וֹ מִֽי־נָתַ֖ן לַשֶּׂ֣כְוִי בִינָֽה׃

37
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-yesapּe֣r shshechaqi֣ym bּechakema֑h venibele֥y shsha֝ma֗yim mi֣y yashshekּiֽyb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who has the wisdom to count the clouds? Who can tip over the water jars of the heavens"

מִֽי־יְסַפֵּ֣ר שְׁחָקִ֣ים בְּחָכְמָ֑ה וְנִבְלֵ֥י שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם מִ֣י יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃

38
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּetze֣qet 'a֭par lamּutza֑q uregabi֥ym yedubּaֽqu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when the dust becomes hard and the clods of earth stick together?"

בְּצֶ֣קֶת עָ֭פָר לַמּוּצָ֑ק וּרְגָבִ֥ים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃

39
Phonetic (Hebrew): hatatz֣ud lelabi֣y ta֑rep vechayּa֖t kּepiyri֣ym tּemalּeֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Do you hunt the prey for the lioness and satisfy the hunger of the lions"

הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃

40
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּiy-yashsho֥chu bamּe'on֑ot yeshsheb֖u basּukּa֣h lemo-'aֽreb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"when they crouch in their dens or lie in wait in the thicket?"

כִּי־יָשֹׁ֥חוּ בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת יֵשְׁב֖וּ בַסֻּכָּ֣ה לְמוֹ־אָֽרֶב׃

41
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֤y yaki֥yn la'ore֗b tze֫yd֥o kּiֽy-yldv ye֭ladayv 'el-'e֣l yeshshaue֑'u yi֝te'֗u libeliy-'oֽkel׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Who provides food for the raven when its young cry out to God and wander about for lack of food?"

מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־ילדו יְ֭לָדָיו אֶל־אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי־אֹֽכֶל׃