Job 38:4

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֵיפֹ֣ה הָ֭יִיתָ בְּיָסְדִי־אָ֑רֶץ הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם־יָדַ֥עְתָּ בִינָֽה׃

Transliteration

Where hāyîtā when-yāsdî-ʾāreṣ? haggēd if-yādaʿtā bînâ.

Grammar Details

*ʾêpōh*: interrogative adverb - where?
*hāyîtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you were
*bə-*: preposition - in/at/when
*yāsdî*: qal infinitive construct, 1st singular suffix - my founding/establishing
*ʾāreṣ*: noun, feminine singular - earth/land
*haggēd*: hiphil imperative, masculine singular - declare/tell
*ʾim*: conditional particle - if
*yādaʿtā*: qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you knew
*bînâ*: noun, feminine singular - understanding/discernment

Word Meanings

*yāsdî*: my founding/my establishing/my laying foundation of
*ʾāreṣ*: earth/land/ground
*bînâ*: understanding/discernment/insight

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 104:5 : 5 Who laid the foundations of the earth, that it should not be removed for ever.
Prov 30:4 : 4 Who hath ascended up into heaven, or descended? who hath gathered the wind in his fists? who hath bound the waters in a garment? who hath established all the ends of the earth? what is his name, and what is his son's name, if thou canst tell?
Heb 1:10 : 10 And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
Heb 1:2 : 2 Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;
Prov 8:22 : 22 The LORD possessed me in the beginning of his way, before his works of old.
Prov 8:29-30 : 29 When he gave to the sea his decree, that the waters should not pass his commandment: when he appointed the foundations of the earth: 30 Then I was by him, as one brought up with him: and I was daily his delight, rejoicing always before him;
Gen 1:1 : 1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Ps 102:25 : 25 Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens are the work of thy hands.

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