Job 38:16

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Hast thou entered into the springs of the sea? or hast thou walked in the search of the depth?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭בָאתָ עַד־נִבְכֵי־יָ֑ם וּבְחֵ֥קֶר תְּ֝ה֗וֹם הִתְהַלָּֽכְתָּ׃

Transliteration

?-bāʾtā unto-nibkê-yām and-in-ḥēqer təhôm hithallāktā?

Grammar Details

*hă*: interrogative particle - ?
*bāʾtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have come/entered
*ʿad*: preposition - unto/to/as far as
*nibkê*: noun, masculine plural construct - springs/sources
*yām*: noun, masculine singular - sea
*û*: conjunction - and
*bə*: preposition - in
*ḥēqer*: noun, masculine singular - searching/investigation
*təhôm*: noun, feminine singular - deep/abyss/depths
*hithallāktā*: hithpael perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you have walked about

Word Meanings

*bāʾtā*: you have come/you have entered
*nibkê*: springs/sources/depths
*yām*: sea/ocean
*ḥēqer*: searching/investigation/searching out
*təhôm*: deep/abyss/depths
*hithallāktā*: you have walked about/you have walked to and fro

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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High concordance with source wording
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Ps 77:19 : 19 Thy way is in the sea, and thy path in the great waters, and thy footsteps are not known{H8738)}.
Prov 8:24 : 24 When there were no depths, I was brought forth; when there were no fountains abounding with water.
Jer 51:36 : 36 Therefore thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will plead thy cause, and take vengeance for thee; and I will dry up her sea, and make her springs dry.
Job 26:5-6 : 5 Dead things are formed from under the waters, and the inhabitants thereof. 6 Hell is naked before him, and destruction hath no covering.

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