Job 38:31

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Canst thou bind the cluster of the Pleiades, Or loose the bands of Orion?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַֽתְקַשֵּׁר מַעֲדַנּ֣וֹת כִּימָ֑ה אֽוֹ־מֹשְׁכ֖וֹת כְּסִ֣יל תְּפַתֵּֽחַ׃

Transliteration

?-təqaššēr maʿădannôt kîmâ or-mōškôt kəsîl təpattēaḥ?

Grammar Details

*hă*: interrogative particle - ?
*təqaššēr*: piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you bind
*maʿădannôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - chains/bonds of
*kîmâ*: noun, feminine singular - Pleiades (constellation)
*ʾô*: conjunction - or
*mōškôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - cords/bands of
*kəsîl*: noun, masculine singular - Orion (constellation)
*təpattēaḥ*: piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you loosen

Word Meanings

*təqaššēr*: you bind/you tie/you fasten
*maʿădannôt*: chains/bonds/fetters
*kîmâ*: Pleiades (constellation)
*mōškôt*: cords/bands/ropes
*kəsîl*: Orion (constellation)
*təpattēaḥ*: you loosen/you untie/you open

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Job 9:9 : 9 That maketh the Bear, Orion, and the Pleiades, And the chambers of the south;
Amos 5:8 : 8 [ seek him] that maketh the Pleiades and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night; that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth (Jehovah is his name);

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