Job
Job 38:37
37Who has the wisdom to count the clouds?
Or who can tilt the water jars of the heavens
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Who | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| has the wisdom | בְּחָכְמָ֑ה | bə·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| to count | יְסַפֵּ֣ר | yə·sap·pêr | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5608 count |
| the clouds | שְׁחָקִ֣ים | šə·ḥā·qîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7834 dust, cloud |
| Or who | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| can tilt | יַשְׁכִּֽיב׃ | yaš·kîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7901 lie down |
| the water jars | וְנִבְלֵ֥י | wə·niḇ·lê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H5035 skin-bottle, skin |
| of the heavens | שָׁ֝מַ֗יִם | šā·ma·yim | Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.