Job

Job 9:6–9

⁶He shakes the earth from its place,

so that its foundations tremble.

⁷He commands the sun not to shine;^b

He seals off the stars.

⁸He alone stretches out the heavens

and treads on the waves of the sea.

⁹He is the Maker of the Bear and Orion,

of the Pleiades and the constellations of the south.

Footnotes

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
He shakes	הַמַּרְגִּ֣יז	ham·mar·gîz	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H7264 be agitated, quiver, quake, be excited, perturbed
the earth	אֶ֭רֶץ	’e·reṣ	Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
from its place	מִמְּקוֹמָ֑הּ	mim·mə·qō·w·māh	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
so that its foundations	וְ֝עַמּוּדֶ֗יהָ	wə·‘am·mū·ḏe·hā	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H5982 pillar, column
tremble	יִתְפַלָּצֽוּן׃	yiṯ·p̄al·lå̄·ṣūn	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural; Paragogic nun	H6426 shudder

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He commands	הָאֹמֵ֣ר	hā·’ō·mêr	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the sun	לַ֭חֶרֶס	la·ḥe·res	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2775 sun
not	וְלֹ֣א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
to shine	יִזְרָ֑ח	yiz·rāḥ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2224 rise, come forth
He seals off	וּבְעַ֖ד	ū·ḇə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H1157 separation
the stars	כּוֹכָבִ֣ים	kō·w·ḵā·ḇîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3556 star

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He alone	לְבַדּ֑וֹ	lə·ḇad·dōw	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H905 separation
stretches out	נֹטֶ֣ה	nō·ṭeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
the heavens	שָׁמַ֣יִם	šā·ma·yim	Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and treads	וְ֝דוֹרֵ֗ךְ	wə·ḏō·w·rêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1869 tread, march
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waves	בָּ֥מֳתֵי	bā·mo·ṯê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1116 high place
of the sea	יָֽם׃	yām	Noun - masculine singular	H3220 sea

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He is the Maker	עֹֽשֶׂה־	‘ō·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
of the Bear	עָ֭שׁ	‘āš	Noun - feminine singular	H5906 Great Bear
Orion	כְּסִ֥יל	kə·sîl	Noun - masculine singular	H3685 Orion
of the Pleiades	וְכִימָ֗ה	wə·ḵî·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H3598 Pleiades
and the constellations	וְחַדְרֵ֥י	wə·ḥaḏ·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H2315 chamber, room
of the south	תֵמָֽן׃	ṯê·mān	Noun - feminine singular	H8486 south, south wind