Job 38:34

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲתָרִ֣ים לָעָ֣ב קוֹלֶ֑ךָ וְֽשִׁפְעַת־מַ֥יִם תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ׃

Transliteration

?-tārîm to-ʿāb qôlekā and-šipʿat-mayim təkassekā?

Grammar Details

*hă*: interrogative particle - ?
*tārîm*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you lift up
*lā*: preposition - to/toward
*ʿāb*: noun, masculine singular - cloud/thick cloud
*qôlekā*: noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your voice
*wə*: conjunction - and
*šipʿat*: noun, feminine singular construct - abundance of
*mayim*: noun, masculine plural - waters
*təkassekā*: piel imperfect, 3rd feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - it covers you

Word Meanings

*tārîm*: you lift up/you raise
*ʿāb*: cloud/thick cloud/dark cloud
*qôlekā*: your voice/your sound
*šipʿat*: abundance/overflow/flood
*mayim*: waters/water
*təkassekā*: it covers you/it overwhelms you

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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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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

Job 22:11 : 11 Or darkness, that thou canst not see; and abundance of waters cover thee.
Job 36:27-28 : 27 For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: 28 Which the clouds do drop and distil upon man abundantly.
Amos 5:8 : 8 Seek him that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD is his name:
Zech 10:1 : 1 Ask ye of the LORD rain in the time of the latter rain; so the LORD shall make bright clouds, and give them showers of rain, to every one grass in the field.
Jas 5:18 : 18 And he prayed again, and the heaven gave rain, and the earth brought forth her fruit.
1 Sam 12:18 : 18 So Samuel called unto the LORD; and the LORD sent thunder and rain that day: and all the people greatly feared the LORD and Samuel.

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