Job

Job 36:30–32

³⁰See how He scatters His lightning around Him

and covers the depths of the sea.

³¹For by these He judges^d the nations

and provides food in abundance.

³²He fills His hands with lightning

and commands it to strike its mark.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
See how	הֵן־	hên-	Interjection	H2005 lo! behold
He scatters	פָּרַ֣שׂ	pā·raś	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
His lightning	אוֹר֑וֹ	’ō·w·rōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H216 light
around Him	עָלָ֣יו	‘ā·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
and covers	כִּסָּֽה׃	kis·sāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
the depths	וְשָׁרְשֵׁ֖י	wə·šā·rə·šê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H8328 root
of the sea	הַיָּ֣ם	hay·yām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by these	בָ֭ם	ḇām	Preposition; third person masculine plural
He judges	יָדִ֣ין	yā·ḏîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1777 judge
the nations	עַמִּ֑ים	‘am·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5971 people
and provides	יִֽתֶּן־	yit·ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
food	אֹ֥כֶל	’ō·ḵel	Noun - masculine singular	H400 food
in abundance	לְמַכְבִּֽיר׃	lə·maḵ·bîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H4342 plenty

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He fills	כִּסָּה־	kis·sāh-	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3680 cover
His hands	כַּפַּ֥יִם	kap·pa·yim	Noun - fd	H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan
with lightning	א֑וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
and commands	וַיְצַ֖ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
it	עָלֶ֣יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
to strike its mark	בְמַפְגִּֽיעַ׃	ḇə·map̄·gî·a‘	Preposition-b; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H6293 meet, encounter, reach

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

Job 36:31 Psalm 136:25 · Acts 14:17 · Job 37:13 · Psalm 104:13–15 · Job 38:26–27 · Psalm 104:27–28 · Psalm 65:9–13

Job 36:32 Job 37:15 · Psalm 148:8 · Psalm 135:7 · Psalm 18:11 · Psalm 147:8–9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.