Job

Job 36:27–28

²⁷For He draws up drops of water

which distill the rain from the mist,

²⁸which the clouds pour out

and shower abundantly on mankind.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּ֭י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He draws up	יְגָרַ֣ע	yə·ḡā·ra‘	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1639 diminish, restrain, withdraw
drops	נִטְפֵי־	niṭ·p̄ê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5198 drop
of water	מָ֑יִם	mā·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
which distill	יָזֹ֖קּוּ	yā·zōq·qū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2212 refine, purify
the rain	מָטָ֣ר	mā·ṭār	Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
from the mist	לְאֵדֽוֹ׃	lə·’ê·ḏōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H108 mist

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
which	אֲשֶֽׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the clouds	שְׁחָקִ֑ים	šə·ḥā·qîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7834 dust, cloud
pour out	יִזְּל֥וּ	yiz·zə·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5140 flow, trickle, drop, distil
and shower	יִ֝רְעֲפ֗וּ	yir·‘ă·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7491 trickle, drip
abundantly	רָֽב׃	rāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
on	עֲלֵ֤י׀	‘ă·lê	Preposition	H5921 height
mankind	אָדָ֬ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

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

Job 36:27 Psalm 147:8 · Psalm 65:9–13 · Job 38:25–28 · Job 5:9 · Psalm 148:8

Job 36:28 Proverbs 3:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.