Job 37:15
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Dost thou know when God disposed them, and caused the light of his cloud to shine? | Do you know how God dispatches the clouds or makes the lightning flash? | Dost thou know how God layeth his charge upon them, And causeth the lightning of his cloud to shine? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ do you know | הֲ֭תֵדַע | HA-te-da' | H3045 | to knowיָדַע (ya.da) 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) … |
| when appoints | בְּשׂוּם־ | be-sum- | H7760H | No entry |
| God | אֱל֣וֹהַּ | 'e-LO-ah | H0433 | godאֱלָהּ (e.lah) 1) god, God 1a) god, heathen deity 1b) God (of Israel) |
| on them | עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | 'a-lei-HEM | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| and he makes shine forth | וְ֝הוֹפִ֗יעַ | ve-ho-FI-a' | H3313 | to shineיָפַע (ya.pah) 1) to shine, shine forth or out, cause to shine, send out beams 1a) (Hiphil) 1a1) to shine out, shine forth, send out beams 1a2) to cause to shine |
| [the] light of | א֣וֹר | '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 |
| cloud his | עֲנָנֽוֹ׃ | a-na-NO | H6051 | cloudעֲנָן (a.nan) cloud Aramaic of a.nan (עָנָן "cloud" H6051) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.