Job 36:27
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof: | For He draws up drops of water which distill the rain from the mist, | For he draweth up the drops of water, Which distil in rain from his vapor, |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֭י | ki | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| he draws up | יְגָרַ֣ע | ye-ga-RA' | H1639 | to dimishגָּרַע (ga.ra) 1) to diminish, restrain, withdraw, abate, keep back, do away, take from, clip 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to diminish 1a2) to restrain 1a3) to withdraw 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be withdrawn 1b2) to be restrained 1c) (Piel) to withdraw, draw up |
| drops of | נִטְפֵי־ | nit-fei- | H5198A | dropנָטָף (na.taph) drop |
| water | מָ֑יִם | MA-yim | H4325G | waterמַי (ma.yim) 1) water, waters 1a) water 1b) water of the feet, urine 1c) of danger, violence, transitory things, refreshment (fig.) |
| they refine | יָזֹ֖קּוּ | ya-ZO-ku | H2212 | to refineזָקַק (za.qaq) 1) to purify, distil, strain, refine 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to purify, distil, strain 1a2) to refine 1b) (Piel) to purge, refine 1c) (Pual) to refine, purify |
| rain | מָטָ֣ר | ma-TAR | H4306 | rainמָטַר (ma.tar) rain |
| to mist its | לְאֵדֽוֹ׃ | le-'e-DO | H0108 | mistאֵד (ed) mist |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.