Job 38:10

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And brake up for it my decreed place, and set bars and doors,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וָאֶשְׁבֹּ֣ר עָלָ֣יו חֻקִּ֑י וָֽ֝אָשִׂ֗ים בְּרִ֣יחַ וּדְלָתָֽיִם׃

Transliteration

And-ʾešbōr upon-him ḥuqqî and-ʾāśîm bĕrîaḥ and-dĕlātāyim.

Grammar Details

*wə-*: conjunction - and
*ʾešbōr*: qal imperfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - I decreed/broke
*ʿālāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him/over it
*ḥuqqî*: noun, masculine singular with 1st singular suffix - my decree/boundary
*ʾāśîm*: qal imperfect, 1st singular with waw consecutive - I set/placed
*bĕrîaḥ*: noun, masculine singular - bar/bolt
*û*: conjunction - and
*dĕlātāyim*: noun, feminine dual - doors/gates

Word Meanings

*ʾešbōr*: I decreed/I broke/I established
*ḥuqqî*: my decree/my boundary/my limit
*ʾāśîm*: I set/I placed/I established
*bĕrîaḥ*: bar/bolt/barrier

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 104:9 : 9 Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
Jer 5:22 : 22 Fear ye not me? saith the LORD: will ye not tremble at my presence, which have placed the sand for the bound of the sea by a perpetual decree, that it cannot pass it: and though the waves thereof toss themselves, yet can they not prevail; though they roar, yet can they not pass over it?
Job 26:10 : 10 He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
Ps 33:7 : 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as an heap: he layeth up the depth in storehouses.
Gen 1:9-9 : 9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so. 10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
Gen 9:15 : 15 And I will remember my covenant, which is between me and you and every living creature of all flesh; and the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all flesh.

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