Job 3841 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.38:1וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מִן ׀ הַסְּעָרָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:38:2מִי זֶה ׀ מַחְשִׁיךְ עֵצָה בְמִלִּין בְּֽלִי־דָֽעַת׃Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?38:3אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ וְאֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.38:4אֵיפֹה הָיִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־אָרֶץ הַגֵּד אִם־יָדַעְתָּ בִינָֽה׃Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? Declare, if thou hast the understanding.38:5מִי־שָׂם מְמַדֶּיהָ כִּי תֵדָע אוֹ מִֽי־נָטָה עָלֶיהָ קָּֽו׃Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?38:6עַל־מָה אֲדָנֶיהָ הָטְבָּעוּ אוֹ מִֽי־יָרָה אֶבֶן פִּנָּתָֽהּ׃Whereupon were the foundations thereof fastened? Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,38:7בְּרָן־יַחַד כּוֹכְבֵי בֹקֶר וַיָּרִיעוּ כָּל־בְּנֵי אֱלֹהִֽים׃When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?38:8וַיָּסֶךְ בִּדְלָתַיִם יָם בְּגִיחוֹ מֵרֶחֶם יֵצֵֽא׃Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it broke forth, and issued out of the womb;38:9בְּשׂוּמִי עָנָן לְבֻשׁוֹ וַעֲרָפֶל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,38:10וָאֶשְׁבֹּר עָלָיו חֻקִּי וָֽאָשִׂים בְּרִיחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃And prescribed for it My decree, and set bars and doors,38:11וָאֹמַר עַד־פֹּה תָבוֹא וְלֹא תֹסִיף וּפֹא־יָשִׁית בִּגְאוֹן גַּלֶּֽיךָ׃And said: 'Thus far shalt thou come, but no further; and here shall thy proud waves be stayed'?38:12הְֽמִיָּמֶיךָצִוִּיתָ בֹּקֶר יִדַּעְתָּה הַשַּׁחַרמְקֹמֽוֹ׃Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;38:13לֶאֱחֹז בְּכַנְפוֹת הָאָרֶץ וְיִנָּעֲרוּ רְשָׁעִיםמִמֶּֽנָּה׃That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, and the wicked be shaken out of it?38:14תִּתְהַפֵּךְ כְּחֹמֶר חוֹתָם וְיִֽתְיַצְּבוּ כְּמוֹ לְבֽוּשׁ׃It is changed as clay under the seal; and they stand as a garment.38:15וְיִמָּנַע מֵרְשָׁעִיםאוֹרָם וּזְרוֹעַ רָמָה תִּשָּׁבֵֽר׃But from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm is broken.38:16הֲבָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָם וּבְחֵקֶר תְּהוֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? Or hast thou walked in the recesses of the deep?38:17הֲנִגְלוּ לְךָ שַׁעֲרֵי־מָוֶת וְשַׁעֲרֵי צַלְמָוֶת תִּרְאֶֽה׃Have the gates of death been revealed unto thee? Or hast thou seen the gates of the shadow of death?38:18הִתְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד־רַחֲבֵי־אָרֶץ הַגֵּד אִם־יָדַעְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ׃Hast thou surveyed unto the breadths of the earth? Declare, if thou knowest it all.38:19אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ יִשְׁכָּן־אוֹר וְחֹשֶׁךְ אֵי־זֶה מְקֹמֽוֹ׃Where is the way to the dwelling of light, and as for darkness, where is the place thereof;38:20כִּי תִקָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּלוֹ וְכִֽי־תָבִין נְתִיבוֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ׃That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?38:21יָדַעְתָּ כִּי־אָז תִּוָּלֵד וּמִסְפַּר יָמֶיךָ רַבִּֽים׃Thou knowest it, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!38:22הֲבָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְרוֹת שָׁלֶג וְאֹצְרוֹת בָּרָד תִּרְאֶֽה׃Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, or hast thou seen the treasuries of the hail,38:23אֲשֶׁר־חָשַׂכְתִּי לְעֶת־צָר לְיוֹם קְרָב וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?38:24אֵי־זֶה הַדֶּרֶךְ יֵחָלֶק אוֹר יָפֵץ קָדִים עֲלֵי־אָֽרֶץ׃By what way is the light parted, or the east wind scattered upon the earth?38:25מִֽי־פִלַּג לַשֶּׁטֶף תְּעָלָה וְדֶרֶךְ לַחֲזִיז קֹלֽוֹת׃Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;38:26לְהַמְטִיר עַל־אֶרֶץ לֹא־אִישׁ מִדְבָּר לֹא־אָדָם בּֽוֹ׃To cause it to rain on a land where no man is, on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;38:27לְהַשְׂבִּיעַ שֹׁאָהוּמְשֹׁאָה וּלְהַצְמִיחַ מֹצָא דֶֽשֶׁא׃To satisfy the desolate and waste ground, and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?38:28הֲיֵשׁ־לַמָּטָר אָב אוֹ מִי־הוֹלִיד אֶגְלֵי־טָֽל׃Hath the rain a father? Or who hath begotten the drops of dew?38:29מִבֶּטֶן מִי יָצָא הַקָּרַח וּכְפֹר שָׁמַיִם מִי יְלָדֽוֹ׃Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?38:30כָּאֶבֶן מַיִם יִתְחַבָּאוּ וּפְנֵי תְהוֹם יִתְלַכָּֽדוּ׃The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.38:31הַֽתְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּוֹת כִּימָה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכוֹת כְּסִיל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃Canst thou bind the chains of the Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?38:32הֲתֹצִיא מַזָּרוֹת בְּעִתּוֹ וְעַיִשׁ עַל־בָּנֶיהָ תַנְחֵֽם׃Canst thou lead forth the Mazzaroth in their season? Or canst thou guide the Bear with her sons?38:33הֲיָדַעְתָּ חֻקּוֹת שָׁמָיִם אִם־תָּשִׂים מִשְׁטָרוֹ בָאָֽרֶץ׃Knowest thou the ordinances of the heavens? Canst thou establish the dominion thereof in the earth?38:34הֲתָרִים לָעָב קוֹלֶךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַיִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?38:35הַֽתְשַׁלַּח בְּרָקִים וְיֵלֵכוּ וְיֹאמְרוּ לְךָ הִנֵּֽנוּ׃Canst thou send forth lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee: 'Here we are'?38:36מִי־שָׁת בַּטֻּחוֹת חָכְמָה אוֹ מִֽי־נָתַן לַשֶּׂכְוִי בִינָֽה׃Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? Or who hath given understanding to the mind?38:37מִֽי־יְסַפֵּר שְׁחָקִים בְּחָכְמָה וְנִבְלֵי שָׁמַיִם מִי יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,38:38בְּצֶקֶת עָפָר לַמּוּצָק וּרְגָבִים יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃When the dust runneth into a mass, and the clods cleave fast together?38:39הֲתָצוּד לְלָבִיא טָרֶף וְחַיַּת כְּפִירִים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,38:40כִּי־יָשֹׁחוּ בַמְּעוֹנוֹת יֵשְׁבוּ בַסֻּכָּה לְמוֹ־אָֽרֶב׃When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?38:41מִי יָכִין לָעֹרֵב צֵידוֹ כִּֽי־יְלָדָיו אֶל־אֵל יְשַׁוֵּעוּ יִתְעוּ לִבְלִי־אֹֽכֶל׃Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?← previousJob 37next →Job 39↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/38/