Job 4032 verses, each with its tree and pragmatics: Hebrew, Aramaic (the Targum) and English (JPS 1917), the English sentence by sentence.40:1וַיַּעַן יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Moreover the LORD answered Job, and said:40:2הֲרֹב עִם־שַׁדַּי יִסּוֹר מוֹכִיחַ אֱלוֹהַּ יַעֲנֶֽנָּה׃פShall he that reproveth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.40:3וַיַּעַן אִיּוֹב אֶת־יְהוָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Then Job answered the LORD, and said:40:4הֵן קַלֹּתִי מָה אֲשִׁיבֶךָּ יָדִי שַׂמְתִּי לְמוֹ־פִֽי׃Behold, I am of small account; what shall I answer Thee? I lay my hand upon my mouth.40:5אַחַת דִּבַּרְתִּי וְלֹא אֶֽעֱנֶה וּשְׁתַּיִם וְלֹא אוֹסִֽיף׃פOnce have I spoken, but I will not answer again; yea, twice, but I will proceed no further.40:6וַיַּֽעַן־יְהוָה אֶת־אִיּוֹב מִן ׀ סְעָרָה וַיֹּאמַֽר׃Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said:40:7אֱזָר־נָא כְגֶבֶר חֲלָצֶיךָ אֶשְׁאָלְךָ וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃Gird up thy loins now like a man; I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.40:8הַאַף תָּפֵר מִשְׁפָּטִי תַּרְשִׁיעֵנִי לְמַעַן תִּצְדָּֽק׃Wilt thou even make void My judgment? Wilt thou condemn Me, that thou mayest be justified?40:9וְאִם־זְרוֹעַ כָּאֵל ׀ לָךְ וּבְקוֹל כָּמֹהוּ תַרְעֵֽם׃Or hast thou an arm like God? And canst thou thunder with a voice like Him?40:10עֲדֵה נָא גָֽאוֹןוָגֹבַהּ וְהוֹד וְהָדָר תִּלְבָּֽשׁ׃Deck thyself now with majesty and excellency, and array thyself with glory and beauty.40:11הָפֵץ עֶבְרוֹת אַפֶּךָ וּרְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה וְהַשְׁפִּילֵֽהוּ׃Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath; and look upon every one that is proud, and abase him.40:12רְאֵה כָל־גֵּאֶה הַכְנִיעֵהוּ וַהֲדֹךְ רְשָׁעִים תַּחְתָּֽם׃Look on every one that is proud, and bring him low; and tread down the wicked in their place.40:13טָמְנֵם בֶּעָפָר יָחַד פְּנֵיהֶם חֲבֹשׁ בַּטָּמֽוּן׃Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the hidden place.40:14וְגַם־אֲנִי אוֹדֶךָּ כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁעַ לְךָ יְמִינֶֽךָ׃Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.40:15הִנֵּה־נָא בְהֵמוֹת אֲשֶׁר־עָשִׂיתִי עִמָּךְ חָצִיר כַּבָּקָר יֹאכֵֽל׃Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.40:16הִנֵּה־נָא כֹחוֹ בְמָתְנָיו וְאֹנוֹ בִּשְׁרִירֵי בִטְנֽוֹ׃Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.40:17יַחְפֹּץ זְנָבוֹ כְמוֹ־אָרֶז גִּידֵי פַחֲדָיו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.40:18עֲצָמָיו אֲפִיקֵי נְחוּשָׁה גְּרָמָיו כִּמְטִיל בַּרְזֶֽל׃His bones are as pipes of brass; his gristles are like bars of iron.40:19הוּארֵאשִׁית דַּרְכֵי־אֵל הָעֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּשׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃He is the beginning of the ways of God; He only that made him can make His sword to approach unto him.40:20כִּֽי־בוּל הָרִים יִשְׂאוּ־לוֹ וְֽכָל־חַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה יְשַֽׂחֲקוּ־שָֽׁם׃Surely the mountains bring him forth food, and all the beasts of the field play there.40:21תַּֽחַת־צֶאֱלִים יִשְׁכָּב בְּסֵתֶר קָנֶה וּבִצָּֽה׃He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.40:22יְסֻכֻּהוּ צֶאֱלִים צִֽלֲלוֹ יְסֻבּוּהוּ עַרְבֵי־נָֽחַל׃The lotus-trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.40:23הֵן יַעֲשֹׁק נָהָר לֹא יַחְפּוֹז יִבְטַח ׀ כִּֽי־יָגִיחַ יַרְדֵּן אֶל־פִּֽיהוּ׃Behold, if a river overflow, he trembleth not; he is confident, though the Jordan rush forth to his mouth.40:24בְּעֵינָיו יִקָּחֶנּוּ בְּמֽוֹקְשִׁים יִנְקָב־אָֽף׃Shall any take him by his eyes, or pierce through his nose with a snare?40:25תִּמְשֹׁךְ לִוְיָתָן בְּחַכָּה וּבְחֶבֶל תַּשְׁקִיעַ לְשֹׁנֽוֹ׃Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fish-hook? or press down his tongue with a cord?40:26הֲתָשִׂים אַגְמוֹן בְּאַפּוֹ וּבְחוֹחַ תִּקּוֹב לֶֽחֱיוֹ׃Canst thou put a ring into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a hook?40:27הֲיַרְבֶּה אֵלֶיךָ תַּחֲנוּנִים אִם־יְדַבֵּר אֵלֶיךָ רַכּֽוֹת׃Will he make many supplications unto thee? or will he speak soft words unto thee?40:28הֲיִכְרֹת בְּרִית עִמָּךְ תִּקָּחֶנּוּ לְעֶבֶד עוֹלָֽם׃Will he make a covenant with thee, that thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?40:29הַֽתְשַׂחֶק־בּוֹכַּצִּפּוֹר וְתִקְשְׁרֶנּוּ לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?40:30יִכְרוּ עָלָיו חַבָּרִים יֶחֱצוּהוּ בֵּין כְּֽנַעֲנִֽים׃Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?40:31הַֽתְמַלֵּא בְשֻׂכּוֹת עוֹרוֹ וּבְצִלְצַל דָּגִים רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃Canst thou fill his skin with barbed irons? or his head with fish-spears?40:32שִׂים־עָלָיו כַּפֶּךָ זְכֹר מִלְחָמָה אַל־תּוֹסַֽף׃Lay thy hand upon him; think upon the battle, thou wilt do so no more.← previousJob 39next →Job 41↑ back to JobThis page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/JOB/40/