Job 38 — English–Hebrew Parallel

1 WaYaInah (And answered) Yahawah () Ath (the entirety of) Ayawab (Job) ManaHaSairah (from out of the whirlwind), WaYaAmar (and said)

2 “May (Who) Zah (this / that / these) MaChashayak (darkens) Itzah (counsel) BaMalahayan (by words) Balay (𐤁𐤋𐤉) Daith (knowledge)?

3 Azar (𐤀𐤆𐤓) Naa (Now) KaGabar (Brace yourself like man), Chalatzayak (your question), WaAShaalak (And ask you) WaHaYawadayaiy (and [causing] answer me)!

4 “Ayapah (Where) Hayahayath (came to pass) BaYasaday (when laid foundations me) Aratz (Earth/land)? HaNagad (Report / inform), Am-Yadaith (although - rhetorical you have) Bayanah (understanding).

5 May (Who) YaShawam (determined) Mamadayah (its measures), KayaThaYadai (surely you know)? AwaMay (or Who) YaNatah (stretched) Ilayah (over it) Qaw (line)?

6 Il-Mah (Over what / why / how) Adanayah (whereupon its foundations) HaTabaiw ([causing] fastened)? AwaMay (or Who) YaYarah (laid) Aban (stone) Panahathah (her cornerstone),

7 BaRanan (In sang) Yachad (Together), Kawakabay (star) Baqar (morning) WaYaRawayaiw (and shouted joy) Kal (every) Banay (son) Alahayam (God)?

8 “WaYaSakak (And shut up) BaDalathayam (with doors), Yam (sea/waters) BaGayachaw (when it broke forth) MaRacham (from womb), YaYatzaa (go out / come out)

9 BaShawamay (When made me) Inan (cloud) Labawashaw (its garment), WaIrapal (and wrapped thick darkness), Chathalahathaw (his 𐤇𐤕𐤋𐤄)

10 WaAShabar (And break) Ilayaw (went up him) Chaqay (Marked out my bound), WaAShawayam (And I set) Barayach (bars) WaDalathayam (and doors),

11 WaAAmar (And I said), ‘Id-Pah (as far as 𐤐𐤄) ThaBawaa (Here you come), WaLaa (And not) ThaYasayap (you further). WaPahaa (and 𐤐𐤄) YaShayath (stayed) BaGaawan (in here proud) Galayak (your waves)?’

12 “HaMaYawamayak (From your days), Tzawahayath (you commanded) Baqar (morning) Yadaithah (caused dawn you know) Shachar (𐤔𐤇𐤓) Maqawamaw (its place);

13 LaAchaz (Take hold) BaKanapawath (in ends) HaAratz (the earth), WaYaNaNairaw (and 𐤍𐤏𐤓) Rashai (shake wicked) Manamah (from her)?

14 ThaThaHapak ([reflexive] changed) KaChamar (as clay) Chawatham (under seal), WaYaThaYatzabaw (and [reflexive] stands) KamawaLabawash (𐤊𐤌𐤅 forth garment).

15 WaYaManai (And 𐤌𐤍𐤏) MaRashai (from wicked), Awaram (their light withheld). WaZarawai (and arm) Rawamah (high) ThaShabar (broken).

16 “HaBawaath (You entered) Id-Nabakay (as far as springs) Yam (sea/waters)? WaBaChaqar (and in 𐤇𐤒𐤓) Thahawam (recesses the deep/primordial abyss) HathaHalakath (you [reflexive] walked)?

17 HaNaGalahaw (Revealed) Lak (for you) Shairay (gates) Mawath (death)? WaShairay (and gates) Tzalamawath (shadow of death) ThaRaah (you seen)?

18 HathaBayananath (You [reflexive] comprehended) Id-Rachabay (as far as breadth) Aratz (Earth/land)? HaNagad (Report / inform), Am-Yadaith (although - rhetorical you know) Kalah (her every).

19 “Ay (Where) Zah (this / that / these) HaDarak (the way) YaShakan (dwelling) Awar (light)? WaChashak (and darkness), Ay (Where) Zah (this / that / these) Maqawamaw (its place),

20 KayaThaLaqachaw (Surely you take him) Al-Gabawalaw (to it bound), WaKay-ThaBayan (and surely you discern) Nathayabawath (paths) Bayathaw (its house)?

21 Yadaith (You know), Kay-Az (surely at that time) ThaYawalad (you born), WaMasapar (and number) Yawamayak (your days) Rabayam (great - plural)!

22 HaBawaath (You entered) Al-Awatzarawath (to treasuries) Shalag (snow), WaAwatzarawath (and treasures) Barad (hail), ThaRaah (you seen)

23 Ashar-Chashakathay (Who/that reserved) LaIth (time) Tzar (oppressor / distressor), LaYawam (day) Qarab (battle) Qarab (and war) WaMalachamah (And war)?

24 Ay (Where) Zah (this / that / these) HaDarak (the way) YaChalaq (𐤇𐤋𐤒) Awar (light distributed), YaPawatz (scattered) Qadayam (east wind) Ilay-Aratz (went up Earth/land)?

25 May (Who) YaPalag (𐤐𐤋𐤂) LaShatap (cut channel for flood water), Thailah (𐤕𐤏𐤋𐤄) WaDarak (and path) LaChazayaz (thunderstorm); Qawalawath (sound / voice - plural)

26 LaHaMatayar (To [causing] rain) Il-Aratz (over Earth/land) Laa (NOT) Ayash (man); Madabar (wilderness), Laa (NOT) Adam (man/mankind); Baw (within him)

27 LaHaShabayai (To [causing] satisfy) Shawaah (desolate) WaMashawaah (and waste) WaLaHaTzamayach (and to [causing] spring forth) Mawatzaa (ground), Dashaa (cause tender herb/vegetation)?

28 HaYash (Exist) LaMatar (rain) Ab (father)? AwaMay (or Who) YaHaYawalayad ([causing] fathers) Agalay (drops) Tal (dew)?

29 MaBatan (Out of womb) May (Who) YaYatzaa (came) HaQarach (the ice)? WaKapawar (and gray frost) Shamayam (Heavens), May (Who) Yaladaw (birth it)?

30 KaAban (Become hard as stone), Mayam (waters) YaThaChabaaw (Hide) WaPanayam (and face/presence/surface) Thahawam (surface the deep/primordial abyss) YaThaLakadaw ([reflexive] frozen).

31 “HaThaQashar (You bind cluster) Maidanahawath (𐤌𐤏𐤃𐤍𐤄 - plural) kayamah (pleiades), Aw-Mawashakahawath (or 𐤌𐤅𐤔𐤊𐤄 - plural) Kasayal (loosen cords orion) ThaPathach (𐤐𐤕𐤇)?

32 HaThaYatzayaa (You lead forth) Mazarah (constellations) BaIthaw (in his season)? Il-Banayah (over her son) ThaNachaham (you guide them Bear cubs)?

33 HaYadaith (You know) Chaqahawath (laws) Shamayam (Heavens)? Am-ThaShawayam (although - rhetorical you establish) Mashataraw (its dominion) BaAratz (in earth)?

34 “HaThaRawayam (You lift up) LaIb (to clouds), Qawalak (your voice) WaShapaihath (and abundance) Mayam (waters) ThaKasahak (you cover you)?

35 HaThaShalach (You send) Baraqayam (forth lightnings), WaYaYalakaw (and go)? WaYaAmaraw (and report), ‘Lak (Here you) Hananaw (behold)?’

36 May (Who) YaShayath (put) BaTachahawath (in inward parts) Chakamah (wisdom)? AwaMay (or Who) YaNathan (given) LaShakaway (to mind) Bayanah (understanding)?

37 May (Who) YaSapar (number) Shachaqayam (clouds) BaChakamah (by wisdom)? WaNabalay (and pour out bottles) Shamayam (Heavens), May (Who) YaShakayab (𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤁)

38 BaYatzaqath (In runs) Ipar (dust) LaMawatzaq (mass), WaRagabayam (and clods) YaDabaqaw (earth stick together)?

39 “HaThaTzawad (You hunt) LaLabayaa (for lioness), Tarap (prey) WaChayath (and appetite) Kapayarayam (young lions), ThaMalaa (you satisfy)

40 Kay-YaShachachaw (Surely 𐤔𐤇𐤇) BaMaiwanahawath (crouch in dens), YaYashabaw (inhabit/dwell) BaSakah (in booth / tent) Lamaw-Arab (𐤋𐤌𐤅 lie wait thicket)?

41 May (Who) YaKawayan (provides) LaIrab (for raven) Tzayadaw (his prey), Kay-Yaladaw (surely his young ones) Al, Al (Alahayam) YaShawaiw (cry) YaThaihaw (wander) LaBalay (for lack) Akal (food)?