39:1

הֲיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לֶדֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָלַע חֹלֵל אַיָּלוֹת תִּשְׁמֹר׃

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

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39:2

תִּסְפֹּר יְרָחִים תְּמַלֶּאנָה וְיָדַעְתָּ עֵת לִדְתָּנָה׃

Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? Or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?

39:3

תִּכְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶן תְּפַלַּחְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶם תְּשַׁלַּחְנָה׃

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their fruit.

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39:4

יַחְלְמוּ בְנֵיהֶם יִרְבּוּ בַבָּר יָצְאוּ וְלֹא־שָׁבוּ לָמוֹ׃

Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again.

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39:5

מִי־שִׁלַּח פֶּרֶא חָפְשִׁי וּמֹסְרוֹת עָרוֹד מִי פִתֵּחַ׃

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

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39:6

אֲשֶׁר־שַׂמְתִּי עֲרָבָה בֵיתוֹ וּמִשְׁכְּנוֹתָיו מְלֵחָה׃

Whose house I have made the wilderness, And the salt land his dwelling-place.

39:7

יִשְׂחַק לַהֲמוֹן קִרְיָה תְּשֻׁאוֹת נוֹגֵשׂ לֹא יִשְׁמָע׃

He scorneth the tumult of the city, Neither heareth he the shoutings of the driver.

39:8

יְתוּר הָרִים מִרְעֵהוּ וְאַחַר כָּל־יָרוֹק יִדְרוֹשׁ׃

The range of the mountains is his pasture, And he searcheth after every green thing.

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39:9

הֲיֹאבֶה רֵּים עָבְדֶךָ אִם־יָלִין עַל־אֲבוּסֶךָ׃

Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

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39:10

הֲ‍תִקְשָׁר־רֵים בְּתֶלֶם עֲבֹתוֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּד עֲמָקִים אַחֲרֶיךָ׃

Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

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39:11

הֲתִבְטַח־בּוֹ כִּי־רַב כֹּחוֹ וְתַעֲזֹב אֵלָיו יְגִיעֶךָ׃

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

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39:12

הֲתַאֲמִין בּוֹ כִּי־ישוב [יָשִׁיב] זַרְעֶךָ וְגָרְנְךָ יֶאֱסֹף׃

Wilt thou rely on him, that he will bring home thy seed, And gather the corn of thy threshing-floor?

39:13

כְּנַף־רְנָנִים נֶעֱלָסָה אִם־אֶבְרָה חֲסִידָה וְנֹצָה׃

The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; But are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork’s?

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39:14

כִּי־תַעֲזֹב לָאָרֶץ בֵּצֶיהָ וְעַל־עָפָר תְּחַמֵּם׃

For she leaveth her eggs on the earth, And warmeth them in dust,

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39:15

וַתִּשְׁכַּח כִּי־רֶגֶל תְּזוּרֶהָ וְחַיַּת הַשָּׂדֶה תְּדוּשֶׁהָ׃

And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, Or that the wild beast may trample them.

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39:16

הִקְשִׁיחַ בָּנֶיהָ לְּלֹא־לָהּ לְרִיק יְגִיעָהּ בְּלִי־פָחַד׃

She is hardened against her young ones, as if they were not hers; Though her labour be in vain, she is without fear; .

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39:17

כִּי־הִשָּׁהּ אֱלוֹהַּ חָכְמָה וְלֹא־חָלַק לָהּ בַּבִּינָה׃

Because God hath deprived her of wisdom, Neither hath He imparted to her understanding.

39:18

כָּעֵת בַּמָּרוֹם תַּמְרִיא תִּשְׂחַק לַסּוּס וּלְרֹכְבוֹ׃

When the time cometh, she raiseth her wings on high, And scorneth the horse and his rider.

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39:19

הֲתִתֵּן לַסּוּס גְּבוּרָה הֲתַלְבִּישׁ צַוָּארוֹ רַעְמָה׃

Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?

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39:20

הְתַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּה הוֹד נַחְרוֹ אֵימָה׃

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

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39:21

יַחְפְּרוּ בָעֵמֶק וְיָשִׂישׂ בְּכֹחַ יֵצֵא לִקְרַאת־נָשֶׁק׃

He paweth in the valley, and rejoiceth in his strength; He goeth out to meet the clash of arms.

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39:22

יִשְׂחַק לְפַחַד וְלֹא יֵחָת וְלֹא־יָשׁוּב מִפְּנֵי־חָרֶב׃

He mocketh at fear, and is not affrighted; Neither turneth he back from the sword.

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39:23

עָלָיו תִּרְנֶה אַשְׁפָּה לַהַב חֲנִית וְכִידוֹן׃

The quiver rattleth upon him, The glittering spear and the javelin.

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39:24

בְּרַעַשׁ וְרֹגֶז יְגַמֶּא־אָרֶץ וְלֹא־יַאֲמִין כִּי־קוֹל שׁוֹפָר׃

He swalloweth the ground with storm and rage; Neither believeth he that it is the voice of the horn.

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39:25

בְּדֵי שֹׁפָר יֹאמַר הֶאָח וּמֵרָחוֹק יָרִיחַ מִלְחָמָה רַעַם שָׂרִים וּתְרוּעָה׃

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.

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39:26

הֲ‍מִבִּינָתְךָ יַאֲבֶר־נֵץ יִפְרֹשׂ כנפו [כְּנָפָיו] לְתֵימָן׃

Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, And stretch her wings toward the south?

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39:27

אִם־עַל־פִּיךָ יַגְבִּיהַּ נָשֶׁר וְכִי יָרִים קִנּוֹ׃

Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, And make her nest on high?

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39:28

סֶלַע יִשְׁכֹּן וְיִתְלֹנָן עַל־שֶׁן־סֶלַע וּמְצוּדָה׃

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, Upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.

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39:29

מִשָּׁם חָפַר־אֹכֶל לְמֵרָחוֹק עֵינָיו יַבִּיטוּ׃

From thence she spieth out the prey; Her eyes behold it afar off.

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39:30

ואפרחו [וְאֶפְרֹחָיו] יְעַלְעוּ־דָם וּבַאֲשֶׁר חֲלָלִים שָׁם הוּא׃

Her young ones also suck up blood; And where the slain are, there is she.

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