Job

Job 28:26–28

²⁶when He set a limit for the rain

and a path for the thunderbolt,

²⁷then He looked at wisdom and appraised it;

He established it and searched it out.

²⁸And He said to man, ‘Behold,

the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom,

and to turn away from evil is understanding.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
when He set	בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ	ba·ʿă·śō·ṯō	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
a limit	חֹ֑ק	ḥōq	Noun - masculine singular	H2706 something prescribed, a statute or due
for the rain	לַמָּטָ֣ר	lam·mā·ṭār	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
and a path	וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ	wə·ḏe·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
for the thunderbolt	לַחֲזִ֥יז	la·ḥă·zîz	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2385 bolt, lightning flash

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
then	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
He looked at	רָ֭אָהּ	rā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H7200 see
and appraised it	וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּ	way·sap·pə·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5608 count
He established it	הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ	hĕ·ḵî·nāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H3559 be firm
and searched it out	חֲקָרָֽהּ׃	ḥă·qā·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H2713 search

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And He said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to man	לָֽאָדָ֗ם	lā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
Behold	הֵ֤ן	hên	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
the fear	יִרְאַ֣ת	yir·’aṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3374 fear
of the Lord	אֲ֭דֹנָי	’ă·ḏō·nāy	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H136 lord
that	הִ֣יא	hî	Pronoun - third person feminine singular	H1931 he, she
wisdom	חָכְמָ֑ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
and to turn away	וְס֖וּר	wə·sūr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5493 turn aside
from evil	מֵרָ֣ע	mê·rā‘	Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
understanding	בִּינָֽה׃ס	bî·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H998 understanding

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

Job 28:26 Job 38:25 · Job 37:3 · Zechariah 10:1

Job 28:27 Psalm 19:1 · Proverbs 8:22–29

Job 28:28 Psalm 111:10 · Proverbs 1:7 · Proverbs 9:10 · Proverbs 3:7 · Ecclesiastes 12:13 · Deuteronomy 4:6 · James 3:13–17 · Psalm 34:14 · Proverbs 8:26–32 · Proverbs 16:17 · Deuteronomy 29:29 · Proverbs 8:4–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.