Job

Job 38:22–23

²²Have you entered the storehouses of snow

or observed the storehouses of hail,

²³which I hold in reserve for times of trouble,

for the day of war and battle?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Have you entered	הֲ֭בָאתָ	hă·ḇā·ṯā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
the storehouses	אֹצְר֣וֹת	’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of snow	שָׁ֑לֶג	šā·leḡ	Noun - masculine singular	H7950 snow
or observed	תִּרְאֶֽה׃	tir·’eh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H7200 see
the storehouses	וְאֹצְר֖וֹת	wə·’ō·ṣə·rō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H214 treasure, store, treasury, storehouse
of hail	בָּרָ֣ד	bā·rāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H1259 hail

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I hold in reserve	חָשַׂ֥כְתִּי	ḥā·śaḵ·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2820 withhold, refrain
for times	לְעֶת־	lə·‘eṯ-	Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct	H6256 time
of trouble	צָ֑ר	ṣār	Adjective - masculine singular	H6862 narrow, tight
for the day	לְי֥וֹם	lə·yō·wm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3117 day
of war	קְ֝רָ֗ב	qə·rāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H7128 battle, war
and battle	וּמִלְחָמָֽה׃	ū·mil·ḥā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war

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

Job 38:22 Job 37:6 · Psalm 135:7 · Psalm 33:7 · Job 6:16

Job 38:23 Joshua 10:11 · Isaiah 30:30 · Exodus 9:18 · Revelation 16:21 · Job 36:13 · Ezekiel 13:11–13 · Job 36:31 · Matthew 7:27 · Exodus 9:24

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.