Job 28:27

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

then He saw it and declared it; He established it and also examined it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָ֣ז רָ֭אָהּ וַֽיְסַפְּרָ֑הּ הֱ֝כִינָ֗הּ וְגַם־חֲקָרָֽהּ׃

Transliteration

Then rāʾāh and-yəsappərāh hĕḵînāh and-also-ḥăqārāh

Grammar Details

• *rāʾāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he saw it
• *yəsappərāh*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he declared it
• *hĕḵînāh*: verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he established it
• *ḥăqārāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he searched it out

Word Meanings

• *rāʾāh*: saw it/beheld it/perceived it
• *yəsappərāh*: declared it/recounted it/numbered it
• *hĕḵînāh*: established it/prepared it/set it up
• *ḥăqārāh*: searched it out/examined it/investigated it

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, indeed, he searched it out.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then dyd he se her, the declared he her, prepared her and knewe her.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then did he see it, and counted it: he prepared it and also considered it.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then dyd he see her, then declared he her, prepared her, and knewe her.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then did he see it, and declare it; he prepared it, yea, and searched it out.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then did he see it, and declare it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Then He hath seen and declareth it, He hath prepared it, and also searched it out,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then did he see it, and declare it; He established it, yea, and searched it out.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then he saw it, and put it on record; he gave it its fixed form, searching it out completely.

• World English Bible (2000)

  then he saw it, and declared it. He established it, yes, and searched it out.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  then he looked at wisdom and assessed its value; he established it and examined it closely.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 19:1 : 1 For the choirmaster: A psalm of David.
• Prov 8:22-29 : 22 The LORD created me at the beginning of His work, the first of His acts of old. 23 From eternity I was established, from the beginning, before the origins of the earth. 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth, when there were no springs heavy with water. 25 Before the mountains were shaped, before the hills, I was brought forth. 26 Before He made the earth, the fields, or the first dust of the world. 27 When He established the heavens, I was there; when He marked out the horizon on the face of the deep. 28 When He strengthened the clouds above, when the springs of the deep became strong. 29 When He set the boundary for the sea so the waters would not overstep His command, and when He marked out the foundations of the earth.