Job

Job 38:5

⁵Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know!

Or who stretched a measuring line across it?

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Who	מִי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
fixed	שָׂ֣ם	śām	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
its measurements	מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ	mə·mad·de·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H4461 measurement
Surely	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you know	תֵדָ֑ע	ṯê·ḏā‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
Or	א֤וֹ	’ōw	Conjunction	H176 or
who	מִֽי־	mî-	Interrogative	H4310 who?
stretched	נָטָ֖ה	nā·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
a measuring line	קָּֽו׃	qāw	Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
across it	עָלֶ֣יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.