Job 3930 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.39:1הֲיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָלַע חֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?39:2תִּסְפֹּר יְרָחִים תְּמַלֶּאנָה וְיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לִדְתָּֽנָה׃Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?39:3תִּכְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.39:4יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר יָצְאוּ וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָֽמוֹ׃Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.39:5מִֽי־שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חָפְשִׁי וּמֹסְרוֹת עָרוֹד מִי פִתֵּֽחַ׃Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?39:6אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתוֹ וּֽמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו מְלֵֽחָה׃Whose house I have made the wilderness, and the salt land his dwelling-place.39:7יִשְׂחַק לַהֲמוֹן קִרְיָה תְּשֻׁאוֹת נוֹגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָֽע׃He scorneth the tumult of the city, neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.39:8יְתוּר הָרִים מִרְעֵהוּ וְאַחַר כָּל־יָרוֹק יִדְרֽוֹשׁ׃The range of the mountains is his pasture, and he searcheth after every green thing.39:9הֲיֹאבֶה רֵּיםעָבְדֶךָ אִם־יָלִין עַל־אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?39:10הֲֽתִקְשָׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתוֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?39:11הֲֽתִבְטַח־בּוֹכִּי־רַב כֹּחוֹ וְתַעֲזֹב אֵלָיו יְגִיעֶֽךָ׃Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?39:12הֲתַאֲמִין בּוֹכִּי־יָשִׁיב זַרְעֶךָ וְֽגָרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹֽף׃Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?39:13כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה אִם־אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה וְנֹצָֽה׃The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?39:14כִּֽי־תַעֲזֹב לָאָרֶץ בֵּצֶיהָ וְֽעַל־עָפָר תְּחַמֵּֽם׃For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, and warmeth them in dust,39:15וַתִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶגֶל תְּזוּרֶהָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְּדוּשֶֽׁהָ׃And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may trample them.39:16הִקְשִׁיחַ בָּנֶיהָ לְּלֹא־לָהּ לְרִיק יְגִיעָהּ בְּלִי־פָֽחַד׃She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; though her labour be in vain, she is without fear;39:17כִּֽי־הִשָּׁהּ אֱלוֹהַּ חָכְמָה וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָֽה׃Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, neither hath He imparted to her understanding.39:18כָּעֵת בַּמָּרוֹם תַּמְרִיא תִּֽשְׂחַק לַסּוּס וּלְרֹֽכְבֽוֹ׃When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, and scorneth the horse and his rider.39:19הֲתִתֵּן לַסּוּס גְּבוּרָה הֲתַלְבִּישׁ צַוָּארוֹ רַעְמָֽה׃Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?39:20הְֽתַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּה הוֹד נַחְרוֹ אֵימָֽה׃Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.39:21יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק וְיָשִׂישׂ בְּכֹחַ יֵצֵא לִקְרַאת־נָֽשֶׁק׃He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; he goeth out to meet the clash of arms.39:22יִשְׂחַק לְפַחַד וְלֹא יֵחָת וְלֹֽא־יָשׁוּב מִפְּנֵי־חָֽרֶב׃He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; neither turneth he back from the sword.39:23עָלָיו תִּרְנֶה אַשְׁפָּה לַהַב חֲנִית וְכִידֽוֹן׃The quiver rattleth upon him, the glittering spear and the javelin.39:24בְּרַעַשׁ וְרֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָרֶץ וְלֹֽא־יַאֲמִין כִּי־קוֹל שׁוֹפָֽר׃He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.39:25בְּדֵי שֹׁפָר ׀ יֹאמַר הֶאָח וּֽמֵרָחוֹק יָרִיחַ מִלְחָמָה רַעַם שָׂרִים וּתְרוּעָֽה׃As oft as he heareth the horn he saith: 'Ha, ha!' and he smelleth the battle afar off, the thunder of the captains, and the shouting.39:26הֲֽמִבִּינָתְךָ יַֽאֲבֶר־נֵץ יִפְרֹשׂ כְּנָפָיו לְתֵימָֽן׃Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?39:27אִם־עַל־פִּיךָ יַגְבִּיהַּ נָשֶׁר וְכִי יָרִים קִנּֽוֹ׃Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?39:28סֶלַע יִשְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָן עַֽל־שֶׁן־סֶלַע וּמְצוּדָֽה׃She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.39:29מִשָּׁם חָֽפַר־אֹכֶל לְמֵרָחוֹק עֵינָיו יַבִּֽיטוּ׃From thence she spieth out the prey; her eyes behold it afar off.39:30וְאֶפְרֹחָיו יְעַלְעוּ־דָם וּבַאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הֽוּא׃פHer young ones also suck up blood; and where the slain are, there is she.← previousJob 38next →Job 40↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/39/