Job 37:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And now men see not the bright light which is in the clouds: but the wind passeth, and cleanseth them.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְעַתָּ֤ה ׀ לֹ֘א רָ֤אוּ א֗וֹר בָּהִ֣יר ה֭וּא בַּשְּׁחָקִ֑ים וְר֥וּחַ עָ֝בְרָ֗ה וַֽתְּטַהֲרֵֽם׃

Transliteration

wə-ʿattāh lōʾ rāʾû ʾôr bāhîr hûʾ baš-šəḥāqîm wə-rûaḥ ʿāḇrāh wat-təṭahărēm

Grammar Details

*wə-ʿattāh*: conjunction + adverb - and now
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*rāʾû*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they see/saw
*ʾôr*: noun, masculine singular - light
*bāhîr*: adjective, masculine singular - bright/clear
*hûʾ*: personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it
*baš-šəḥāqîm*: preposition + definite article + noun, masculine plural - in the clouds/skies
*wə-rûaḥ*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and wind
*ʿāḇrāh*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - passes/passed
*wat-təṭahărēm*: conjunction + piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - and it clears them

Word Meanings

*bāhîr*: bright/clear/brilliant/shining
*šəḥāqîm*: clouds/skies/heavens
*rûaḥ*: wind/breath/spirit
*ʿāḇrāh*: passes/passed by/crossed over
*təṭahărēm*: clears them/cleanses them/purifies them

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Job 26:9 : 9 He holdeth back the face of his throne, and spreadeth his cloud upon it.
Job 36:32 : 32 With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.
Job 38:25 : 25 Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

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