Job 38 Interlinear Bible (KJV) - Hebrew Text and Lexicon

1 Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

r;ma{Y;w h'r'[.S;h ~]nim bw{Yia -t,a h'wh.y -n;[;Y;w

2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?

t;['d -yil.B ]nyiLim.b h'ce[ .$yiv.x;m h,z yim

3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

yine[yidw{h.w '$.l'a.v,a.w '$y,c'l]x r,b,g.k a'n -r'z/a

4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

'T.[;d'y -mia deG;h #,r'a -yid.s'y.B 'tyIy'h h{pyea ? h'nyib

5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

h'j'n -yim w{a ['det yiK 'hy,D;m.m ~'f -yim ? w'Q 'hy,l'[

6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

!,b,a h'r'y -yim w{a .W['B.j'h 'hy,n'd]a h'm -l;[ ? H't'NiP

7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the sons of God shouted for joy?

yen.B -l'K .W[yir'Y;w r,q{b yeb.kw{K d;x;y -n'r.B ? ~yih{l/a

8 Or who shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, as if it had issued out of the womb?

aecey ~,x,rem w{xyig.B ~'y ~Iy;t'l.diB .$,s'Y;w

9 When I made the cloud the garment thereof, and thick darkness a swaddlingband for it,

w{t'LUt]x l,p'r][;w w{vUb.l !'n'[ yim.Wf.B

10 And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

~Iy't'l.d.W ;xyir.B ~yif'a'w yiQUx wy'l'[ r{B.v,a'w

11 And said, Hitherto shalt thou come, but no further: and here shall thy proud waves be stayed?

tyiv'y -a{p.W @yis{t a{l.w aw{b't h{P -d;[ r;m{a'w ? '$y,L;G !w{a.giB

12 Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

w{m{q.m r;x;v h'T.[;DIy r,q{B 'tyi.Wic ]'ky,m'Yim.h

13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, that the wicked might be shaken out of it?

h'N,Mim ]myi['v.r .Wr]['NIy.w #,r'a'h tw{p.n;k.B z{x/a,l

14 It is turned as clay to the seal; and they stand as a garment.

v.Wb.l w{m.K .Wb.C;y.tIy.w ~'tw{x r,m{x.K .$eP;h.tiT

15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, and the high arm shall be broken.

reb'ViT h'm'r ;[w{r.z.W ~'rw{a ]myi['v.rem [;n'MIy.w

16 Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

'T.k'L;h.tih ~w{h.T r,qex.b.W ~'y -yek.bin -d;[ 'ta'b]h

17 Have the gates of death been opened unto thee? or hast thou seen the doors of the shadow of death?

t,w'm.l;c yer][;v.w t,w'm -yer][;v '$.l .Wl.gin]h ? h,a.riT

18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

'T.[;d'y -mia deG;h #,r'a -yeb]x;r -d;[ 'T.n;n{B.tih ? H'LUk

19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

h,z -yea .$,v{x.w rw{a -n'K.vIy .$,r,D;h h,z -yea ? w{m{q.m

20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

tw{byit.n ]nyib't -yik.w w{l.Wb.G -l,a .WN,x'Qit yiK ? w{tyeB

21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

~yiB;r '$y,m'y r;P.sim.W del\WiT z'a -yiK 'T.[;d'y

22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

h,a.riT d'r'B tw{r.c{a.w g,l'v tw{r.c{a -l,a 'ta'b]h

23 Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

h'm'x.lim.W b'r.q ~w{y.l r'c -t,[.l yiT.k;f'x -r,v]a

24 By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

#,r'a -yel][ ~yid'q #ep'y rw{a q,l'xey .$,r,D;h h,z -yea

25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

tw{l{q zyiz]x;l .$,r,d.w h'l'[.T @,j,V;l g;Lip -yim

26 To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

~'d'a -a{l r'B.dim vyia -a{l #,r,a -l;[ ryij.m;h.l ? w{B

27 To satisfy the desolate and waste ground; and to cause the bud of the tender herb to spring forth?

a,v,d a'c{m ;xyim.c;h.l.W h'a{v.m.W h'a{v ;[yiB.f;h.l

28 Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

l'j -yel.g,a dyilw{h -yim w{a b'a r'j'M;l -vey]h

29 Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?

w{d'l.y yim ]mIy;m'v r{p.k.W x;r'Q;h a'c'y yim !,j,Bim

30 The waters are hid as with a stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.

.Wd'K;l.tIy ~w{h.t yen.p.W .Wa'B;x.tIy ~Iy;m !,b,a'K

31 Canst thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades, or loose the bands of Orion?

lyis.K tw{k.v{m -w{a h'myiK tw{N;d][;m reV;q.t;h ? ;xeT;p.T

32 Canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season? or canst thou guide Arcturus with his sons?

'hy,n'B -l;[ vIy;[.w w{Ti[.B tw{r'Z;m ayic{t]h ? ~ex.n;t

33 Knowest thou the ordinances of heaven? canst thou set the dominion thereof in the earth?

w{r'j.vim ~yif'T -mia ~Iy'm'v tw{QUx 'T.[;d'y]h ? #,r'a'b

34 Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

'K,S;k.T ~Iy;m -t;[.piv.w '$,lw{q b'['l ~yir't]h

35 Canst thou send lightnings, that they may go, and say unto thee, Here we are?

.WneNih '$.l .Wr.ma{y.w .Wkeley.w ~yiq'r.B x;L;v.t;h

36 Who hath put wisdom in the inward parts? or who hath given understanding to the heart?

yiw.k,F;l !;t'n -yim w{a h'm.k'x tw{xUJ;B t'v -yim ? h'nyib

37 Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

~Iy;m'v yel.bin.w h'm.k'x.B ~yiq'x.v reP;s.y -yim ? byiK.v;y yim

38 When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

.Wq'BUd.y ~yib'g.r.W q'c.WM;l r'p'[ t,q,c.B

39 Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

aeL;m.T ~yiryip.K t;Y;x.w @,r'j ayib'l.l d.Wc't]h

40 When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

b,r'a -w{m.l h'KUS;b .Wb.vey tw{nw{[.M;b .Wx{v'y -yiK

41 Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

lea -l,a w{d'l.y -yiK w{dyec ber{['l !yik'y yim ? l,k{a -yil.bil .W[.tIy .W[e.W;v.y

Interlinear Bible - Job 38

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