Job
Job 37:6
6For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’
and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| He says | יֹאמַ֗ר | yō·mar | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the snow | לַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀ | laš·šɛ·laḡ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7950 snow |
| Fall | הֱוֵ֫א | hĕ·wê | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1933 fall |
| the earth | אָ֥רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and to the gentle rain | וְגֶ֥שֶׁם | wə·ḡe·šem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1653 rain, shower |
| Pour out | וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם | wə·ḡe·šem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1653 rain, shower |
| a mighty | עֻזּֽוֹ׃ | ‘uz·zōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5797 strength, might |
| downpour | מִטְר֥וֹת | miṭ·rō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4306 rain |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Job 38:22 · Job 36:27 · Psalm 147:16–18 · Ezekiel 13:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.