Job

Job 38:6

6On what were its foundations set,

or who laid its cornerstone,d

Footnotes

  • d 38:6 Or who set its core in place

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
On whatמָ֭הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
were its foundationsאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ’ă·ḏā·ne·hāNoun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singularH134 base, pedestal
setהָטְבָּ֑עוּhā·ṭə·bā·‘ūVerb - Hofal - Perfect - third person common pluralH2883 sink, sink down
orא֥וֹ’ōwConjunctionH176 or
whoמִֽי־mî-InterrogativeH4310 who?
laidיָ֝רָ֗הyā·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3384 throw, shoot
its cornerstoneפִּנָּתָֽהּ׃pin·nā·ṯāhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singularH6438 corner

Cross-references

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Job 26:7 · Psalm 104:5 · Psalm 93:1 · Isaiah 28:16 · 2 Peter 3:5 · Zechariah 12:1 · Psalm 118:22 · Psalm 144:12 · Psalm 24:2 · Exodus 26:18–25 · Ephesians 2:20–21 · 1 Samuel 2:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.