Job

Job 38:19–20

¹⁹Where is the way to the home of light?

Do you know where darkness resides,

²⁰so you can lead it back to its border?

Do you know the paths to its home?

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
Where	אֵי־	’ê-	Interrogative	H335 where?
is the way	הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
to the home	יִשְׁכָּן־	yiš·kān-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7931 settle down, abide, dwell
of light	א֑וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
Do you know where	אֵי־	’ê-	Interrogative	H335 where?
darkness	וְ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ	wə·ḥō·šeḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2822 darkness, obscurity
resides	מְקֹמֽוֹ׃	mə·qō·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
so	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you can lead it back	תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ	ṯiq·qā·ḥen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3947 take
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
its border	גְּבוּל֑וֹ	gə·ḇū·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
Do you know	תָ֝בִ֗ין	ṯā·ḇîn	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H995 discern
the paths	נְתִיב֥וֹת	nə·ṯî·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5410 path, pathway
to its home	בֵּיתֽוֹ׃	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house

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

Job 38:19 Ezekiel 32:8 · Psalm 105:28 · Genesis 1:3–4 · Job 38:12–13 · Genesis 1:14–18 · Psalm 18:11 · Psalm 104:20 · Matthew 27:45 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · Amos 4:13 · Isaiah 45:7 · John 1:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.