Job 38:22

biblecontext

{ "verseID": "Job.38.22", "source": "הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה׃", "text": "?-*bāʾtā* unto-*ʾōṣĕrôt* *šāleg* and-*ʾōṣĕrôt* *bārād* *tirʾeh*?", "grammar": { "*hă*": "interrogative particle - ?", "*bāʾtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have entered", "*ʾel*": "preposition - unto/to", "*ʾōṣĕrôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - storehouses of", "*šāleg*": "noun, masculine singular - snow", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*ʾōṣĕrôt*": "noun, masculine plural construct - storehouses of", "*bārād*": "noun, masculine singular - hail", "*tirʾeh*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will see" }, "variants": { "*bāʾtā*": "you have entered/you have come to", "*ʾōṣĕrôt*": "storehouses/treasuries/treasures", "*šāleg*": "snow", "*bārād*": "hail" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭בָאתָ אֶל־אֹצְר֣וֹת שָׁ֑לֶג וְאֹצְר֖וֹת בָּרָ֣ד תִּרְאֶֽה׃

Transliteration

?-bāʾtā unto-ʾōṣĕrôt šāleg and-ʾōṣĕrôt bārād tirʾeh?

Grammar Details

• *hă*: interrogative particle - ?
• *bāʾtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have entered
• *ʾel*: preposition - unto/to
• *ʾōṣĕrôt*: noun, masculine plural construct - storehouses of
• *šāleg*: noun, masculine singular - snow
• *wə*: conjunction - and
• *bārād*: noun, masculine singular - hail
• *tirʾeh*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will see

Word Meanings

• *bāʾtā*: you have entered/you have come to
• *ʾōṣĕrôt*: storehouses/treasuries/treasures
• *šāleg*: snow
• *bārād*: hail

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Have you entered the storehouses of the snow or seen the storehouses of the hail,

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Have you entered into the storehouses of the snow? Or have you seen the storehouses of the hail,

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hast thou entered{H935} the treasuries{H214} of the snow,{H7950} Or hast thou seen{H7200} the treasures{H214} of the hail,{H1259}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Hast thou entered{H935}{(H8804)} into the treasures{H214} of the snow{H7950}? or hast thou seen{H7200}{(H8799)} the treasures{H214} of the hail{H1259},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Wentest thou euer in to the treasuries off the snowe, or hast thou sene ye secrete places of the hale:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Hast thou entred into the treasures of the snow? Or hast thou seene the treasures of ye haile,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wentest thou euer into the treasures of the snow, or hast thou seene the secrete places of the hayle,

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, Or have you seen the treasures of the hail,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Hast thou come in unto the treasure of snow? Yea, the treasures of hail dost thou see?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Hast thou entered the treasuries of the snow, Or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Have you come into the secret place of snow, or have you seen the store-houses of the ice-drops,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Have you entered the treasuries of the snow, or have you seen the treasures of the hail,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Have you entered the storehouse of the snow, or seen the armory of the hail,

Referenced Verses

• Job 37:6 : 6 { "verseID": "Job.37.6", "source": "כִּ֤י לַשֶּׁ֨לַג ׀ יֹאמַ֗ר הֱוֵ֫א אָ֥רֶץ וְגֶ֥שֶׁם מָטָ֑ר וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם מִטְר֥וֹת עֻזּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*kî laš-šeleg yōʾmar hĕwēʾ ʾāreṣ wə-gešem māṭār wə-gešem miṭrôt ʿuzzô*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*laš-šeleg*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - to the snow", "*yōʾmar*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he says", "*hĕwēʾ*": "qal imperative, masculine singular - be/fall", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land", "*wə-gešem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and shower/rain", "*māṭār*": "noun, masculine singular - rain", "*wə-gešem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and shower/rain", "*miṭrôt*": "noun, feminine plural construct - rains of", "*ʿuzzô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his strength" }, "variants": { "*kî*": "for/because/when", "*hĕwēʾ*": "be/fall/happen", "*gešem*": "shower/rain/downpour", "*māṭār*": "rain/precipitation", "*miṭrôt*": "rains/downpours/showers", "*ʿuzzô*": "his strength/his might/his power" } }
• Ps 135:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.135.7", "source": "מַֽעֲלֶ֣ה נְשִׂאִים֮ מִקְצֵ֢ה הָ֫אָ֥רֶץ בְּרָקִ֣ים לַמָּטָ֣ר עָשָׂ֑ה מֽוֹצֵא־ר֝וּחַ מֵאֽוֹצְרוֹתָֽיו׃", "text": "*maʿăleh* *nᵉśiʾīm* *miqṣēh* *hāʾāreṣ* *bᵉrāqīm* *lammāṭār* *ʿāśāh* *mōṣēʾ*-*rûaḥ* *mēʾōṣᵉrōtāyw*", "grammar": { "*maʿăleh*": "participle, masculine singular - causing to ascend/bringing up", "*nᵉśiʾīm*": "noun, masculine plural - clouds/vapors", "*miqṣēh*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from end of", "*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth", "*bᵉrāqīm*": "noun, masculine plural - lightnings", "*lammāṭār*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the rain", "*ʿāśāh*": "perfect verb, 3rd person masculine singular - he made", "*mōṣēʾ*": "participle, masculine singular construct - bringing forth", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/spirit", "*mēʾōṣᵉrōtāyw*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from his storehouses" }, "variants": { "*maʿăleh*": "brings up/causes to ascend/lifts", "*nᵉśiʾīm*": "clouds/vapors/mists", "*bᵉrāqīm*": "lightnings/flashes", "*māṭār*": "rain/precipitation", "*mōṣēʾ*": "brings forth/causes to come out", "*rûaḥ*": "wind/spirit/breath", "*ʾōṣᵉrōtāyw*": "storehouses/treasuries/chambers" } }
• Job 6:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Job.6.16", "source": "הַקֹּדְרִ֥ים מִנִּי־קָ֑רַח עָ֝לֵ֗ימוֹ יִתְעַלֶּם־שָֽׁלֶג׃", "text": "*haqqōdərîm minnî-qāraḥ ʿālêmô yitʿallem-šāleg*", "grammar": { "*haqqōdərîm*": "article + Qal participle, masculine plural - the ones being dark/turbid", "*minnî-qāraḥ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from ice", "*ʿālêmô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them", "*yitʿallem*": "Hitpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - hides itself", "*šāleg*": "noun, masculine singular - snow" }, "variants": { "*qādar*": "to be dark/gloomy/turbid", "*qeraḥ*": "ice/frost", "*ʿālam*": "to hide/conceal", "*šeleg*": "snow" } }
• Ps 33:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.33.7", "source": "כֹּנֵ֣ס כַּ֭נֵּד מֵ֣י הַיָּ֑ם נֹתֵ֖ן בְּאֹצָר֣וֹת תְּהוֹמֽוֹת׃", "text": "*Kōnēs* like-*nēd* *mê* the-*yām* *nōtēn* in-*ʾōṣārôt* *təhômôt*", "grammar": { "*Kōnēs*": "qal participle, masculine singular - gathering/heaping up", "*ka-nēd*": "masculine singular noun with preposition *kə-* (like/as) - heap/dam/wall", "*mê*": "masculine plural construct noun - waters of", "*ha-yām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sea", "*nōtēn*": "qal participle, masculine singular - placing/putting", "*bə-ʾōṣārôt*": "masculine plural noun with preposition *bə-* (in) - storehouses/treasuries", "*təhômôt*": "feminine plural noun - deep places/depths/abysses" }, "variants": { "*Kōnēs*": "gathering/heaping up/collecting", "*nēd*": "heap/pile/wall/dam", "*mê*": "waters of", "*yām*": "sea/ocean", "*nōtēn*": "placing/putting/setting", "*ʾōṣārôt*": "storehouses/treasuries/storerooms", "*təhômôt*": "deep places/depths/abysses/primeval waters" } }