Hebrew Interlinear
Job 38:5 Interlinear
“ Who hath laid the measures thereof if thou knowest or who hath stretched the line”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | מִי | H4310 | who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | |
| 2 | שָׂ֣ם | H7760 | Who hath laid | to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically) |
| 3 | מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ | H4461 | the measures | a measure |
| 4 | כִּ֣י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 5 | תֵדָ֑ע | H3045 | thereof if thou knowest | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 6 | א֤וֹ | H176 | desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if | |
| 7 | מִֽי | H4310 | who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix | |
| 8 | נָטָ֖ה | H5186 | or who hath stretched | to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (as follows) |
| 9 | עָלֶ֣יהָ | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 10 | קָּֽו׃ | H6957 | the line | a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord |
Verse Context
Job 38:4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth declare ...
Job 38:5 (current) Who hath laid the measures thereof if thou knowest or who hath stretched the line
Job 38:6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened ...