Job 26:10 Go deeper
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He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end. (KJV)
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חֹֽק\־chok-a limit
Lemma: חֹק (choq) · Strong's: H2706I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: statute: allotment
Used 6 times. Also: Job 38:10, Proverbs 8:29, Isaiah 5:14, Jeremiah 5:22, Micah 7:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2706I; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 1
חָ֭גchaghe has drawn a circle
Lemma: חוּג (chug) · Strong's: H2328
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to mark
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2328; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 2
עַל\־'al-on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 3
פְּנֵי\־pe.nei-[the] surface of
Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: face: surface
Used 100 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 2:6, Genesis 4:14, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6440J; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 4
מָ֑יִםMa.yim[the] waters
Lemma: מַי (ma.yim) · Strong's: H4325G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: water
Used 573 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4325G; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 5
עַד\־'ad-to
Lemma: עַד (ad) · Strong's: H5704
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: till
Used 1260 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 6:7, Genesis 7:23, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 10:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5704; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 6
תַּכְלִ֖יתtakh.Lit[the] end of
Lemma: תַּכְלִית (takh.lit) · Strong's: H8503
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: limit
Used 5 times. Also: Nehemiah 3:21, Job 11:7, Job 28:3, Psalms 139:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8503; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 7
א֣וֹר'orlight
Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: light
Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 8
עִם\־'im-with
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 9
חֹֽשֶׁךְ\׃Cho.shekhdarkness
Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: darkness
Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Job 26:10 word 10
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He has inscribed | → | חוּג H2328 to mark |
| a horizon | → | חֹק H2706I statute: allotment |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the face | → | פָּנֶה H6440J face: surface |
| of the waters | → | מַי H4325G water |
| at | → | עַד H5704 till |
| the boundary | → | תַּכְלִית H8503 limit |
| between | → | עִם H5973A with |
| light | → | אוֹר H0216 light |
| and darkness | → | חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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