Job

Job 38:22–28

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?

²⁴In which direction is the lightning dispersed,

or the east wind scattered over the earth?

²⁵Who cuts a channel for the flood

or clears a path for the thunderbolt,

²⁶to bring rain on a barren land,

on a desert where no man lives,

²⁷to satisfy the parched wasteland

and make it sprout with tender grass?

²⁸Does the rain have a father?

Who has begotten the drops of dew?

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In which	אֵי־	’ê-	Interrogative	H335 where?
direction	הַ֭דֶּרֶךְ	had·de·reḵ	Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
is the lightning	א֑וֹר	’ō·wr	Noun - common singular	H216 light
dispersed	יֵחָ֣לֶק	yê·ḥā·leq	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2505 divide, share
or the east wind	קָדִ֣ים	qā·ḏîm	Noun - masculine singular	H6921 East, east wind
scattered	יָפֵ֖ץ	yā·p̄êṣ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H6327 be dispersed, scattered
over	עֲלֵי־	‘ă·lê-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	אָֽרֶץ׃	’ā·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
cuts	פִלַּ֣ג	p̄il·laḡ	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6385 split, divide
a channel	תְּעָלָ֑ה	tə·‘ā·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8585 water-course
for the flood	לַשֶּׁ֣טֶף	laš·še·ṭep̄	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7858 flood
or clears a path	וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ	wə·ḏe·reḵ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
for	לַחֲזִ֥יז	la·ḥă·zîz	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2385 bolt, lightning flash
the thunderbolt	קֹלֽוֹת׃	qō·lō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H6963 sound, voice

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to bring rain	לְ֭הַמְטִיר	lə·ham·ṭîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H4305 rain
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
a barren	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
land	אֶ֣רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
on a desert	מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר	miḏ·bār	Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
where no	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
man	אָדָ֥ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
to satisfy	לְהַשְׂבִּ֣יעַ	lə·haś·bî·a‘	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7646 be sated, satisfied, surfeited
the parched	שֹׁ֭אָה	šō·’āh	Noun - feminine singular	H7722 ravage (?)
wasteland	וּמְשֹׁאָ֑ה	ū·mə·šō·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H4875 desolation
and make it sprout	וּ֝לְהַצְמִ֗יחַ	ū·lə·haṣ·mî·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6779 sprout, spring up
with tender grass	דֶֽשֶׁא׃	ḏe·še	Noun - masculine singular	H1877 grass

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does the rain	לַמָּטָ֥ר	lam·mā·ṭār	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4306 rain
have	הֲיֵשׁ־	hă·yêš-	Adverb	H3426 being, substance, existence
a father	אָ֑ב	’āḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H1 father
Who	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
has begotten	ה֝וֹלִ֗יד	hō·w·lîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
the drops	אֶגְלֵי־	’eḡ·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H96 drop
of dew	טָֽל׃	ṭāl	Noun - masculine singular	H2919 night-mist, dew