Proverbs 3:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew. | By His knowledge the watery depths were broken open, and the clouds dripped with dew. | By his knowledge the depths were broken up, And the skies drop down the dew. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| by knowledge his | בְּ֭דַעְתּוֹ | be-da'-to | H1847 | knowledgeדַּ֫עַת (da.at) 1) knowledge 1a) knowledge, perception, skill 1b) discernment, understanding, wisdom |
| [the] depths | תְּהוֹמ֣וֹת | te-ho-MOT | H8415 | abyssתְּהוֹם (te.hom) 1) deep, depths, deep places, abyss, the deep, sea 1a) deep (of subterranean waters) 1b) deep, sea, abysses (of sea) 1c) primeval ocean, deep 1d) deep, depth (of river) 1e) abyss, the grave |
| they were split open | נִבְקָ֑עוּ | niv-KA-'u | H1234 | to break up/openבָּקַע (ba.qa) 1) to split, cleave, break open, divide, break through, rip up, break up, tear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cleave, cleave open 1a2) to break through, break into 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleft, be rent open, be split open 1b2) to be broken into 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cleave, cut to pieces, rend open 1c2) to break through, break down 1d) (Pual) 1d1) to be ripped open, be torn open 1d2) to be rent 1d3) to be broken into 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to break into 1e2) to break through 1f) (Hophal) to be broken into 1g) (Hithpael) to burst (themselves) open, cleave asunder |
| and clouds | וּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים | u-she-cha-KIM | H7834 | cloudשַׁ֫חַק (sha.chaq) 1) dust, cloud 1a) fine dust 1b) (thin) cloud |
| they dripped | יִרְעֲפוּ־ | yir-'a-fu- | H7491 | to dripרָעַף (ra.aph) 1) to trickle, drip 1a) (Qal) to trickle, drip 1b) (Hiphil) to trickle |
| dew | טָֽל׃ | Tal | H2919 | dewטַל (tal) dew, night mist Aramaic equivalent: tal (טַל "dew" H2920) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.