Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Job.38.9", "source": "בְּשׂוּמִ֣י עָנָ֣ן לְבֻשׁ֑וֹ וַ֝עֲרָפֶ֗ל חֲתֻלָּתֽוֹ׃", "text": "When-*śûmî* *ʿānān* *lĕbušô* and-*ʿărāpel* *ḥătullātô*.", "grammar": { "*bə*": "preposition - in/when", "*śûmî*": "qal infinitive construct with 1st singular suffix - my placing/setting", "*ʿānān*": "noun, masculine singular - cloud", "*lĕbušô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its garment", "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*ʿărāpel*": "noun, masculine singular - thick darkness/deep gloom", "*ḥătullātô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its swaddling band" }, "variants": { "*śûmî*": "my placing/my setting/my making", "*ʿānān*": "cloud/cloudiness", "*lĕbušô*": "its garment/its clothing", "*ʿărāpel*": "thick darkness/heavy cloud/deep gloom", "*ḥătullātô*": "its swaddling band/its wrapping" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Gen 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.1.2", "source": "וְהָאָ֗רֶץ הָיְתָ֥ה תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ וְחֹ֖שֶׁךְ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י תְה֑וֹם וְר֣וּחַ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מְרַחֶ֖פֶת עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הַמָּֽיִם׃", "text": "And the *ʾāreṣ* *hāyĕtāh* *tōhû* *wā-bōhû* and *ḥōšek* upon *pĕnê* *tĕhôm* and *rûaḥ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *mĕraḥepet* upon *pĕnê* the *māyim*", "grammar": { "*hāyĕtāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - was/became", "*tōhû*": "noun, masculine singular - formlessness/chaos", "*wā-bōhû*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and emptiness/void", "*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness", "*pĕnê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - face of/surface of", "*tĕhôm*": "noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss/primeval ocean", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit/wind/breath of", "*mĕraḥepet*": "verb, piel participle, feminine singular - hovering/moving/fluttering", "*māyim*": "noun, masculine plural - waters" }, "variants": { "*hāyĕtāh*": "was/became/existed", "*tōhû*": "formlessness/chaos/waste", "*bōhû*": "emptiness/void/waste", "*ḥōšek*": "darkness/obscurity", "*tĕhôm*": "deep/abyss/primeval ocean/primordial waters", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/wind/breath", "*mĕraḥepet*": "hovering/moving/fluttering/brooding" } }