Verse 20

{ "verseID": "Job.38.20", "source": "כִּ֣י תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּ אֶל־גְּבוּל֑וֹ וְכִֽי־תָ֝בִין נְתִיב֥וֹת בֵּיתֽוֹ׃", "text": "That *tiqqāḥennû* unto-*gəbûlô* and-that-*tābîn* *nətîbôt* *bêtô*?", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*tiqqāḥennû*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - you take it", "*ʾel*": "preposition - unto/to", "*gəbûlô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its boundary", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/for/because", "*tābîn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you understand", "*nətîbôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of", "*bêtô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its house" }, "variants": { "*tiqqāḥennû*": "you take it/you bring it/you lead it", "*gəbûlô*": "its boundary/its border/its territory", "*tābîn*": "you understand/you discern/you perceive", "*nətîbôt*": "paths/pathways", "*bêtô*": "its house/its home/its dwelling" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 10:19 : 19 { "verseID": "Genesis.10.19", "source": "וֽ͏ַיְהִ֞י גְּב֤וּל הֽ͏ַכְּנַעֲנִי֙ מִצִּידֹ֔ן בֹּאֲכָ֥ה גְרָ֖רָה עַד־עַזָּ֑ה בֹּאֲכָ֞ה סְדֹ֧מָה וַעֲמֹרָ֛ה וְאַדְמָ֥ה וּצְבֹיִ֖ם עַד־לָֽשַׁע׃", "text": "And *yəhî gəbûl haKənaʿănî miṢṢîdōn bōʾăkāh Gərārāh ʿad-ʿAzzāh bōʾăkāh Sədōmāh waʿĂmōrāh wəʾAdmāh ûṢəbōyim ʿad-Lāšaʿ*", "grammar": { "*wa-yəhî*": "conjunction wə- + Qal imperfect jussive 3rd person masculine singular - and it was", "*gəbûl*": "masculine singular noun, construct state - border/territory of", "*ha-Kənaʿănî*": "definite article ha- + gentilic noun - the Canaanite", "*mi-Ṣṣîdōn*": "preposition min + proper noun - from Sidon", "*bōʾăkāh*": "Qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - as you come/going toward", "*Gərārāh*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Gerar", "*ʿad-ʿAzzāh*": "preposition ʿad + proper noun - as far as Gaza", "*bōʾăkāh*": "Qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - as you come/going toward", "*Sədōmāh*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Sodom", "*wa-ʿĂmōrāh*": "conjunction wə- + proper noun - and Gomorrah", "*wə-ʾAdmāh*": "conjunction wə- + proper noun - and Admah", "*û-Ṣəbōyim*": "conjunction wə- + proper noun - and Zeboiim", "*ʿad-Lāšaʿ*": "preposition ʿad + proper noun - as far as Lasha" }, "variants": { "*gəbûl*": "border/territory/region", "*bōʾăkāh*": "as you come/going toward/in the direction of" } }
  • Gen 23:17 : 17 { "verseID": "Genesis.23.17", "source": "וַיָּ֣קָם ׀ שְׂדֵ֣ה עֶפְר֗וֹן אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּמַּכְפֵּלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י מַמְרֵ֑א הַשָּׂדֶה֙ וְהַמְּעָרָ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־בּ֔וֹ וְכָל־הָעֵץ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּכָל־גְּבֻל֖וֹ סָבִֽיב׃", "text": "And *wə-yāqām* *śəḏēh* *ʿEp̄rôn* which *ʾăšer* in *bammaḵpēlāh* which *ʾăšer* before *lip̄nê* *Mamrēʾ*, the *haśśāḏeh* and the *wəhamməʿārāh* which *ʾăšer*-in it and all-*wəḵāl*-the *hāʿēṣ* which *ʾăšer* in the field *baśśāḏeh* which *ʾăšer* in all-*bəḵāl*-his *gəḇûlô* around *sāḇîḇ*.", "grammar": { "*wə-yāqām*": "conjunction + qal imperfect consecutive 3rd masculine singular - and it was made secure", "*śəḏēh*": "masculine singular construct - field of", "*ʿEp̄rôn*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Ephron", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which", "*bammaḵpēlāh*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the Machpelah", "*lip̄nê*": "preposition + construct masculine plural - before", "*Mamrēʾ*": "proper noun - Mamre", "*haśśāḏeh*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the field", "*wəhamməʿārāh*": "conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun - and the cave", "*wəḵāl*": "conjunction + noun masculine singular construct - and all of", "*hāʿēṣ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the tree", "*baśśāḏeh*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the field", "*bəḵāl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - in all of", "*gəḇûlô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his border", "*sāḇîḇ*": "adverb - around" }, "variants": { "*wə-yāqām*": "and it was established/secured/confirmed", "*bammaḵpēlāh*": "in the Machpelah/in the double (place)", "*gəḇûlô*": "his border/boundary" } }
  • Job 26:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Job.26.10", "source": "חֹֽק־חָ֭ג עַל־פְּנֵי־מָ֑יִם עַד־תַּכְלִ֖ית א֣וֹר עִם־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃", "text": "*ḥōq-ḥāg* *ʿal-pĕnê-māyim* *ʿad-taklît* *ʾôr* *ʿim-ḥōšek*", "grammar": { "*ḥōq-ḥāg*": "noun, masculine singular construct + noun, masculine singular - boundary/circle he inscribed", "*ʿal-pĕnê-māyim*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine plural - upon face of waters", "*ʿad-taklît*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - unto boundary/completion", "*ʾôr*": "noun, masculine singular - light", "*ʿim-ḥōšek*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - with darkness" }, "variants": { "*ḥōq*": "boundary/decree/limit/appointed", "*ḥāg*": "circle/circuit/compass", "*pĕnê*": "face/surface", "*taklît*": "completion/end/boundary", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/brightness", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity" } }