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א וַיַּעַן-יְהוָה אֶת-אִיּוֹב, מנהסערה (מִן הַסְּעָרָה); וַיֹּאמַר.
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1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:
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ב מִי זֶה, מַחְשִׁיךְ עֵצָה בְמִלִּין-- בְּלִי-דָעַת.
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2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
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ג אֱזָר-נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ; וְאֶשְׁאָלְךָ, וְהוֹדִיעֵנִי.
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3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.
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ד אֵיפֹה הָיִיתָ, בְּיָסְדִי-אָרֶץ; הַגֵּד, אִם-יָדַעְתָּ בִינָה.
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4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.
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ה מִי-שָׂם מְמַדֶּיהָ, כִּי תֵדָע; אוֹ מִי-נָטָה עָלֶיהָ קָּו.
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5 Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
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ו עַל-מָה, אֲדָנֶיהָ הָטְבָּעוּ; אוֹ מִי-יָרָה, אֶבֶן פִּנָּתָהּ.
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6 Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,
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ז בְּרָן-יַחַד, כּוֹכְבֵי בֹקֶר; וַיָּרִיעוּ, כָּל-בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִים.
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7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?
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ח וַיָּסֶךְ בִּדְלָתַיִם יָם; בְּגִיחוֹ, מֵרֶחֶם יֵצֵא.
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8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;
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ט בְּשׂוּמִי עָנָן לְבֻשׁוֹ; וַעֲרָפֶל, חֲתֻלָּתוֹ.
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9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,
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י וָאֶשְׁבֹּר עָלָיו חֻקִּי; וָאָשִׂים, בְּרִיחַ וּדְלָתָיִם.
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10 And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,
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יא וָאֹמַר--עַד-פֹּה תָבוֹא, וְלֹא תֹסִיף; וּפֹא-יָשִׁית, בִּגְאוֹן גַּלֶּיךָ.
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11 And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?
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יב הֲמִיָּמֶיךָ, צִוִּיתָ בֹּקֶר; ידעתה שחר (יִדַּעְתָּ הַשַּׁחַר) מְקֹמוֹ.
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12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;
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יג לֶאֱחֹז, בְּכַנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ; וְיִנָּעֲרוּ רְשָׁעִים מִמֶּנָּה.
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13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?
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יד תִּתְהַפֵּךְ, כְּחֹמֶר חוֹתָם; וְיִתְיַצְּבוּ, כְּמוֹ לְבוּשׁ.
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14 It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.
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טו וְיִמָּנַע מֵרְשָׁעִים אוֹרָם; וּזְרוֹעַ רָמָה, תִּשָּׁבֵר.
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15 But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.
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טז הֲבָאתָ, עַד-נִבְכֵי-יָם; וּבְחֵקֶר תְּהוֹם, הִתְהַלָּכְתָּ.
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16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?
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יז הֲנִגְלוּ לְךָ, שַׁעֲרֵי-מָוֶת; וְשַׁעֲרֵי צַלְמָוֶת תִּרְאֶה.
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17 Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?
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יח הִתְבֹּנַנְתָּ, עַד-רַחֲבֵי-אָרֶץ; הַגֵּד, אִם-יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּהּ.
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18 Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.
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יט אֵי-זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ, יִשְׁכָּן-אוֹר; וְחֹשֶׁךְ, אֵי-זֶה מְקֹמוֹ.
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19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof;
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כ כִּי תִקָּחֶנּוּ אֶל-גְּבוּלוֹ; וְכִי-תָבִין, נְתִיבוֹת בֵּיתוֹ.
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20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
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כא יָדַעְתָּ, כִּי-אָז תִּוָּלֵד; וּמִסְפַּר יָמֶיךָ רַבִּים.
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21 Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!
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כב הֲבָאתָ, אֶל-אֹצְרוֹת שָׁלֶג; וְאוֹצְרוֹת בָּרָד תִּרְאֶה.
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22 Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,
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כג אֲשֶׁר-חָשַׂכְתִּי לְעֶת-צָר; לְיוֹם קְרָב, וּמִלְחָמָה.
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23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
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כד אֵי-זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ, יֵחָלֶק אוֹר; יָפֵץ קָדִים עֲלֵי-אָרֶץ.
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24 By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?
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כה מִי-פִלַּג לַשֶּׁטֶף תְּעָלָה; וְדֶרֶךְ, לַחֲזִיז קֹלוֹת.
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25 Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;
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כו לְהַמְטִיר, עַל-אֶרֶץ לֹא-אִישׁ-- מִדְבָּר, לֹא-אָדָם בּוֹ.
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26 To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;
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כז לְהַשְׂבִּיעַ שֹׁאָה, וּמְשֹׁאָה; וּלְהַצְמִיחַ, מֹצָא דֶשֶׁא.
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27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?
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כח הֲיֵשׁ-לַמָּטָר אָב; אוֹ מִי-הוֹלִיד, אֶגְלֵי-טָל.
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28 Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?
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כט מִבֶּטֶן מִי, יָצָא הַקָּרַח; וּכְפֹר שָׁמַיִם, מִי יְלָדוֹ.
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29 Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
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ל כָּאֶבֶן, מַיִם יִתְחַבָּאוּ; וּפְנֵי תְהוֹם, יִתְלַכָּדוּ.
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30 The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.
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לא הַתְקַשֵּׁר, מַעֲדַנּוֹת כִּימָה; אוֹ-מֹשְׁכוֹת כְּסִיל תְּפַתֵּחַ.
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31 Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?
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לב הֲתֹצִיא מַזָּרוֹת בְּעִתּוֹ; וְעַיִשׁ, עַל-בָּנֶיהָ תַנְחֵם.
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32 Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?
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לג הֲיָדַעְתָּ, חֻקּוֹת שָׁמָיִם; אִם-תָּשִׂים מִשְׁטָרוֹ בָאָרֶץ.
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33 Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?
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לד הֲתָרִים לָעָב קוֹלֶךָ; וְשִׁפְעַת-מַיִם תְּכַסֶּךָּ.
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34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?
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לה הַתְשַׁלַּח בְּרָקִים וְיֵלֵכוּ; וְיֹאמְרוּ לְךָ הִנֵּנוּ.
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35 Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?
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לו מִי-שָׁת, בַּטֻּחוֹת חָכְמָה; אוֹ מִי-נָתַן לַשֶּׂכְוִי בִינָה.
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36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?
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לז מִי-יְסַפֵּר שְׁחָקִים בְּחָכְמָה; וְנִבְלֵי שָׁמַיִם, מִי יַשְׁכִּיב.
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37 Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
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לח בְּצֶקֶת עָפָר, לַמּוּצָק; וּרְגָבִים יְדֻבָּקוּ.
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38 When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?
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לט הֲתָצוּד לְלָבִיא טָרֶף; וְחַיַּת כְּפִירִים תְּמַלֵּא.
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39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
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מ כִּי-יָשֹׁחוּ בַמְּעוֹנוֹת; יֵשְׁבוּ בַסֻּכָּה לְמוֹ-אָרֶב.
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40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?
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מא מִי יָכִין לָעֹרֵב, צֵידוֹ:
כִּי-יְלָדָו, אֶל-אֵל יְשַׁוֵּעוּ; יִתְעוּ, לִבְלִי-אֹכֶל.
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41 Who provideth for the raven his prey, {N}
when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?
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