Job 38:20

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Job 38:20


← Job 38:19 Job 38:20 (KJV) Job 38:21 →
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

That thou shouldest takeH3947 it to the boundH1366 thereof, and that thou shouldest knowH995 the pathsH5410 to the houseH1004 thereof?


Original Hebrew

כִּי תִקָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּלֹו וְכִי־תָבִין נְתִיבֹות בֵּיתֹו׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
כִּ֣י
ki H3588 HC that
תִ֭קָּחֶ/נּוּ
Ti.ka.che./nu H3947 HVqi2ms/Sp3ms you will take/ it
אֶל
'el- H413 HR to
גְּבוּל֑/וֹ
ge.vu.L/o H1366 HNcmsc/Sp3ms territory/ its
וְ/כִֽי
ve./khi- H3588 HC/C and/ that
תָ֝בִ֗ין
ta.Vin H995 HVqi2ms you will discern
נְתִיב֥וֹת
ne.ti.Vot H5410 HNcbpc (the) paths of
בֵּיתֽ/וֹ
bei.T/o H1004 HNcmsc/Sp3ms house/ its
Strong's References
  • H995 — בִּין (bîyn, bene): a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand; attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
  • H1004 — בַּיִת (bayith, bah'-yith): probably from בָּנָה (bânâh) H1129 abbreviated; a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.); court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web, [phrase] within(-out).
  • H1366 — גְּבוּל (gᵉbûwl, gheb-ool'): or גְּבֻל (gᵉbul); (shortened) from גָּבַל (gâbal) H1379; properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed; border, bound, coast, [idiom] great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
  • H3947 — לָקַח (lâqach, law-kakh'): a primitive root; to take (in the widest variety of applications); accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.
  • H5410 — נָתִיב (nâthîyb, naw-theeb'): or (feminine) נְתִיבָה (nᵉthîybâh); or נְתִבָה (nᵉthibâh); (Jeremiah 6:16), from an unused root meaning to tramp; a (beaten) track; path(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל (ʼel) ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
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Reciprocal references (1): Job 9:7

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