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Job

Chapter 41
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): hen-tּochaletּ֥o nikeza֑bah haga֖m 'el-mare'a֣yv yutaֽl׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can you pull in Leviathan with a fishhook or tie down its tongue with a rope?"

הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-'a֭kezar kּi֣y ye'ure֑nּu umi֥y h֝֗u lepana֥y yiteyatzּaֽb׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can you put a cord through its nose or pierce its jaw with a hook?"

לֹֽא־אַ֭כְזָר כִּ֣י יְעוּרֶ֑נּוּ וּמִ֥י ה֝֗וּא לְפָנַ֥י יִתְיַצָּֽב׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֣y hi֭qedּiymaniy va'ashshalּe֑m tּa֖chat kּal-hashshּama֣yim liy-hֽu'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will it keep begging you for mercy? Will it speak to you with gentle words?"

מִ֣י הִ֭קְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּ֑ם תַּ֖חַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם לִי־הֽוּא׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): l lֽo-'achari֥yshsh bּadּa֑yv udebar-gּe֝bur֗ot vechi֣yn 'erekּֽo׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will it make a covenant with you for you to take it as your slave for life?"

לא לֽוֹ־אַחֲרִ֥ישׁ בַּדָּ֑יו וּדְבַר־גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת וְחִ֣ין עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): miֽy-gi֭lּah pּene֣y lebushsh֑o bּeke֥pel ri֝sen֗o mi֣y yabֽo'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can you make a pet of it like a bird or put it on a leash for the young women in your house?"

מִֽי־גִ֭לָּה פְּנֵ֣י לְבוּשׁ֑וֹ בְּכֶ֥פֶל רִ֝סְנ֗וֹ מִ֣י יָבֽוֹא׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): dּalete֣y pa֭nayv mi֣y pitּe֑cha sebiyb֖ot shshinּa֣yv 'eymaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Will traders barter for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants?"

דַּלְתֵ֣י פָ֭נָיו מִ֣י פִתֵּ֑חַ סְבִיב֖וֹת שִׁנָּ֣יו אֵימָֽה׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): gּa֭'avah 'apiyqe֣y maֽginּi֑ym sa֝g֗ur chota֥m tzaֽr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Can you fill its hide with harpoons or its head with fishing spears?"

גַּ֭אֲוָה אֲפִיקֵ֣י מָֽגִנִּ֑ים סָ֝ג֗וּר חוֹתָ֥ם צָֽר׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): echa֣d bּe'echa֣d yigּa֑shshu ve֝r֗ucha lo'-yab֥o beֽyneyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"If you lay a hand on it, you will remember the struggle and never do it again!"

אֶחָ֣ד בְּאֶחָ֣ד יִגַּ֑שׁוּ וְ֝ר֗וּחַ לֹא־יָב֥וֹא בֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): iyshsh-bּe'achi֥yhu yedubּa֑qu yi֝telakּed֗u velo֣ yitepּaraֽdu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Any hope of subduing it is false; the mere sight of it is overpowering."

אִישׁ־בְּאָחִ֥יהוּ יְדֻבָּ֑קוּ יִ֝תְלַכְּד֗וּ וְלֹ֣א יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): aֽ֭tiyshshotayv tּa֣hel '֑or ve֝'eyna֗yv kּe'ape'apּey-shshaֽchar׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"No one is fierce enough to rouse it. Who then is able to stand before me?"

עֲֽ֭טִישֹׁתָיו תָּ֣הֶל א֑וֹר וְ֝עֵינָ֗יו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֭pּiyv lapּiydi֣ym yahalo֑ku kּiyd֥odey 'e֝֗shsh yitemalּaֽtu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who has a claim against me that I must pay? Everything under heaven belongs to me."

מִ֭פִּיו לַפִּידִ֣ים יַהֲלֹ֑כוּ כִּיד֥וֹדֵי אֵ֝֗שׁ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃

12
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֭nּechiyrayv yetze֣ 'ashsha֑n kּed֖ud nap֣ucha ve'agemoֽn׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"I will not fail to speak of Leviathan’s limbs, its strength and its graceful form."

מִ֭נְּחִירָיו יֵצֵ֣א עָשָׁ֑ן כְּד֖וּד נָפ֣וּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן׃

13
Phonetic (Hebrew): na֭peshsho gּechali֣ym tּelahe֑t ve֝la֗hab mipּi֥yv yetzeֽ'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who can strip off its outer coat? Who can penetrate its double coat of armour?"

נַ֭פְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִ֣ים תְּלַהֵ֑ט וְ֝לַ֗הַב מִפִּ֥יו יֵצֵֽא׃

14
Phonetic (Hebrew): bּeֽ֭tzaua'ro yali֣yn 'o֑z u֝lepana֗yv tּad֥utz dּe'abaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Who dares open the doors of its mouth, ringed about with fearsome teeth?"

בְּֽ֭צַוָּארוֹ יָלִ֣ין עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְפָנָ֗יו תָּד֥וּץ דְּאָבָֽה׃

15
Phonetic (Hebrew): mapּele֣y beshsar֣o dabe֑qu yatz֥uq 'a֝la֗yv bּal-yimּֽot׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Its back has rows of shields tightly sealed together;"

מַפְּלֵ֣י בְשָׂר֣וֹ דָבֵ֑קוּ יָצ֥וּק עָ֝לָ֗יו בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃

16
Phonetic (Hebrew): li֭bּo yatz֣uq kּemo-'a֑ben ve֝yatz֗uq kּepe֣lach tּachetּiֽyt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"each is so close to the next that no air can pass between."

לִ֭בּוֹ יָצ֣וּק כְּמוֹ־אָ֑בֶן וְ֝יָצ֗וּק כְּפֶ֣לַח תַּחְתִּֽית׃

17
Phonetic (Hebrew): mi֭shsּeto yag֣uru 'eli֑ym mi֝shshּebari֗ym yitechatּaֽ'u׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"They are joined fast to one another; they cling together and cannot be parted."

מִ֭שֵּׂתוֹ יָג֣וּרוּ אֵלִ֑ים מִ֝שְּׁבָרִ֗ים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃

18
Phonetic (Hebrew): mashsּiyge֣hu che֭reb bּeli֣y taq֑um chani֖yt masּa֣ veshshireyaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Its snorting throws out flashes of light; its eyes are like the rays of dawn."

מַשִּׂיגֵ֣הוּ חֶ֭רֶב בְּלִ֣י תָק֑וּם חֲנִ֖ית מַסָּ֣ע וְשִׁרְיָֽה׃

19
Phonetic (Hebrew): yacheshsho֣b lete֣ben bּareze֑l le'e֖tz riqּab֣on nechushshaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Flames stream from its mouth; sparks of fire shoot out."

יַחְשֹׁ֣ב לְתֶ֣בֶן בַּרְזֶ֑ל לְעֵ֖ץ רִקָּב֣וֹן נְחוּשָֽׁה׃

20
Phonetic (Hebrew): loֽ'-yaberiyche֥nּu ben-qa֑shshet le֝qa֗shsh nehepּeku-l֥o 'abeney-qaֽla'׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Smoke pours from its nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds."

לֹֽא־יַבְרִיחֶ֥נּוּ בֶן־קָ֑שֶׁת לְ֝קַ֗שׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־ל֥וֹ אַבְנֵי־קָֽלַע׃

21
Phonetic (Hebrew): kּe֭qashsh necheshsheb֣u tota֑ch ve֝yishsecha֗q lera֣'ashsh kּiydֽon׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Its breath sets coals ablaze, and flames dart from its mouth."

כְּ֭קַשׁ נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ תוֹתָ֑ח וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק לְרַ֣עַשׁ כִּידֽוֹן׃

22
Phonetic (Hebrew): tּa֭chetּayv chadּ֣udey cha֑reshs yirepּa֖d char֣utz 'aley-tiֽyt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Strength resides in its neck; dismay goes before it."

תַּ֭חְתָּיו חַדּ֣וּדֵי חָ֑רֶשׂ יִרְפַּ֖ד חָר֣וּץ עֲלֵי־טִֽיט׃

23
Phonetic (Hebrew): yaretּi֣ycha kּasּi֣yr metzula֑h ya֝֗m yashsi֥ym kּamּereqachaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"The folds of its flesh are tightly joined; they are as firm as cast-iron."

יַרְתִּ֣יחַ כַּסִּ֣יר מְצוּלָ֑ה יָ֝֗ם יָשִׂ֥ים כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃

24
Phonetic (Hebrew): a֭charayv ya'i֣yr nati֑yb yacheshsho֖b tּeh֣om leshseybaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"Its chest is as hard as rock, as hard as a lower millstone."

אַ֭חֲרָיו יָאִ֣יר נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃

25
Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽyn-'al-'apa֥r mashshel֑o he֝'ashs֗u libeliy-chaֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)"When it rises up, the mighty are terrified; they retreat before its thrashing."

אֵֽין־עַל־עָפָ֥ר מָשְׁל֑וֹ הֶ֝עָשׂ֗וּ לִבְלִי־חָֽת׃

26
Phonetic (Hebrew): eֽt-kּal-gּabo֥hּa yire'e֑h h֝֗u me֣leke 'al-kּal-bּeney-shshaֽchatz׃s
Edified Edition (EDE)"The sword that hits it has no effect, nor does the spear or the dart or the javelin."

אֵֽת־כָּל־גָּבֹ֥הַּ יִרְאֶ֑ה ה֝֗וּא מֶ֣לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָֽׁחַץ׃ס