Job 28:26
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 26 | When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder: | when He set a limit for the rain and a path for the thunderbolt, | When he made a decree for the rain, And a way for the lightning of the thunder; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| when made he | בַּעֲשֹׂת֣וֹ | ba-'a-sa-MEK-TO | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| for the rain | לַמָּטָ֣ר | la-ma-TAR | H4306 | rainמָטַר (ma.tar) rain |
| a decree | חֹ֑ק | Chok | H2706G | statute: decreeחֹק (choq) : decree 1) statute, ordinance, limit, something prescribed, due 1a) prescribed task 1b) prescribed portion 1c) action prescribed (for oneself), resolve 1d) prescribed due 1e) prescribed limit, boundary 1f) enactment, decree, ordinance 1f1) specific decree 1f2) law in general 1g) enactments, statutes 1g1) conditions 1g2) enactments 1g3) decrees 1g4) civil enactments prescribed by God |
| and a path | וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְ | ve-DE-rekh | H1870L | way: conductדֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) : conduct/lifestyle 1) way, road, distance, journey, manner 1a) road, way, path 1b) journey 1c) direction 1d) manner, habit, way 1e) of course of life (fig.) 1f) of moral character (fig.) |
| for [the] storm of | לַחֲזִ֥יז | la-cha-ZIZ | H2385 | lightningחֲזִיז (cha.ziz) thunderbolt, lightning flash, lightning, storm, cloud |
| thunder claps | קֹלֽוֹת׃ | ko-LOT | H6963I | No entry |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.