Job 37:6
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. | For He says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ and to the gentle rain, ‘Pour out a mighty downpour.’ | For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּ֤י | 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 |
| to the snow | לַשֶּׁ֨לַג׀ | la-SHE-lag | H7950 | snowשֶׁ֫לֶג (she.leg) snow Aramaic equivalent: te.lag (תְּלַג "snow" H8517) |
| he says | יֹאמַ֗ר | yo-MAR | H0559 | to sayאָמַר (a.mar) 1) to say, speak, utter 1a) (Qal) to say, to answer, to say in one's heart, to think, to command, to promise, to intend 1b) (Niphal) to be told, to be said, to be called 1c) (Hithpael) to boast, to act proudly 1d) (Hiphil) to avow, to avouch Aramaic equivalent: a.mar (אֲמַר "to say" H0560) |
| fall | הֱוֵ֫א | he-VE' | H1933A | to fallהָוָא (ha.va) 1) Qal) 1a) to fall |
| earth | אָ֥רֶץ | 'A-retz | H0776G | land: country/planetאֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) : country/field 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth … |
| and [the] shower of | וְגֶ֥שֶׁם | ve-GE-shem | H1653 | rainגֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) rain, shower |
| rain | מָטָ֑ר | ma-TAR | H4306 | rainמָטַר (ma.tar) rain |
| and [the] shower of | וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁם | ve-GE-shem | H1653 | rainגֶּ֫שֶׁם (ge.shem) rain, shower |
| [the] rains of | מִטְר֥וֹת | mit-ROT | H4306 | rainמָטַר (ma.tar) rain |
| strength his | עֻזּֽוֹ׃ | u-ZO | H5797 | strengthעֹז (oz) 1) might, strength 1a) material or physical 1b) personal or social or political |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.