Job 28:11
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. | He stops up the sources of the streams to bring what is hidden to light. | He bindeth the streams that they trickle not; And the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from weeping | מִ֭בְּכִי | MI-be-khi | H1065 | weepingבְּכִי (be.khi) a weeping, weeping |
| rivers | נְהָר֣וֹת | ne-ha-ROT | H5104H | riverנְהַר (ne.har) river Aramaic of na.har (נָהָר "river" H5104H) |
| he restrains | חִבֵּ֑שׁ | chi-BESH | H2280 | to saddle/tieחָבַשׁ (cha.vash) 1) to tie, bind, bind on, bind up, saddle, restrain, bandage, govern 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, bind on 1a2) to bind up 1b) (Piel) to bind, restrain 1c) (Pual) to be bound up |
| and secret her | וְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּ | ve-ta-'a-lu-MAH | H8587 | secretתַּעֲלֻמָּהֿ (ta.a.lum.mah) hidden thing, secret, that which is hidden |
| he brings out | יֹ֣צִא | YO-tzi' | H3318H | to come out: comeיָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
| light | אֽוֹר׃ פ | 'or | H0216 | lightאוֹר (or) 1) light 1a) light of day 1b) light of heavenly luminaries (moon, sun, stars) 1c) day-break, dawn, morning light 1d) daylight 1e) lightning 1f) light of lamp 1g) light of life 1h) light of prosperity 1i) light of instruction 1j) light of face (fig.) 1k) Jehovah as Israel's light |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.