Job

Job 38:3

3Now brace yourselfb like a man;

I will question you, and you shall inform Me.c

Footnotes

  • b 38:3 Hebrew gird up your loins
  • c 38:3 Cited in Job 42:4|JOB 42:4

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Nowנָ֣אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
braceאֱזָר־’ĕ·zār-Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularH247 gird, encompass, equip
yourselfחֲלָצֶ֑יךָḥă·lā·ṣe·ḵāNoun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singularH2504 loins
like a manכְגֶ֣בֶרḵə·ḡe·ḇerPreposition-k; Noun - masculine singularH1397 man
I will question youוְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗wə·’eš·’ā·lə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; second person masculine singularH7592 ask, inquire
and you shall inform Meוְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִי׃wə·hō·w·ḏî·‘ê·nîConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common singularH3045 know

Cross-references

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Job 40:7 · Jeremiah 1:17 · Exodus 12:11 · 1 Kings 18:46 · 1 Peter 1:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.