Job

Job 28:20–21

²⁰From where, then, does wisdom come,

and where does understanding dwell?

²¹It is hidden from the eyes of every living thing

and concealed from the birds of the air.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From where	מֵאַ֣יִן	mê·’a·yin	Preposition-m; Adverb	H370 whence?
then	וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה	wə·ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
does wisdom	וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה	wə·ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
come	תָּב֑וֹא	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and where	וְאֵ֥י	wə·’ê	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H335 where?
does understanding	בִּינָֽה׃	bî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H998 understanding
dwell	מְק֣וֹם	mə·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4725 standing, spot, condition

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
It is hidden	וְֽ֭נֶעֶלְמָה	wə·ne·‘el·māh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5956 conceal
from the eyes	מֵעֵינֵ֣י	mê·‘ê·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - cdc	H5869 eye
of every	כָל־	ḵāl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
living thing	חָ֑י	ḥāy	Adjective - masculine singular	H2416 alive, living
and concealed	נִסְתָּֽרָה׃	nis·tā·rāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5641 hide, conceal
from the birds	וּמֵע֖וֹף	ū·mê·‘ō·wp̄	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects
of the air	הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 28:20 James 1:5 · Job 28:12 · James 1:17 · Job 28:28 · Job 28:23 · 1 Corinthians 2:6–15 · Ecclesiastes 7:23–24 · Proverbs 2:6

Job 28:21 Psalm 49:3–4 · Colossians 2:3 · 1 Corinthians 2:7–10 · Matthew 11:25 · Matthew 13:35

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.