Hebrew Interlinear

Job 38:4 Interlinear

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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אֵיפֹ֣הH375Wherewhat place?; also (of time) when?; or (of means) how?
2הָ֭יִיתָH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
3בְּיָסְדִיH3245wast thou when I laid the foundationsto set (literally or figuratively); intensively, to found; reflexively, to sit down together, i.e., settle, consult
4אָ֑רֶץH776of the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
5הַ֝גֵּ֗דH5046declareproperly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to
6אִםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
7יָדַ֥עְתָּH3045if thou hastto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
8בִינָֽה׃H998understandingunderstanding

Verse Context

Job 38:3Gird up like a man now thy loins for I will demand of thee and answer...
Job 38:4 (current)Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth declare if thou hast understanding
Job 38:5 Who hath laid the measures thereof if thou knowest ...

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