Job

Job 38:24–29

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?

²⁹From whose womb does the ice emerge?

Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,

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
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

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From whose	מִ֭י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
womb	מִבֶּ֣טֶן	mib·be·ṭen	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H990 belly, body, womb
does the ice	הַקָּ֑רַח	haq·qā·raḥ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7140 frost, ice
emerge	יָצָ֣א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
gives birth to	יְלָדֽוֹ׃	yə·lā·ḏōw	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
the frost	וּכְפֹ֥ר	ū·ḵə·p̄ōr	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3713 bowl
from heaven	שָׁ֝מַיִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft