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Dost thou know the balancings of the clouds, the wondrous works of him which is perfect in knowledge? (KJV)

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הֲ֭תֵדַעHa.te.da'¿ do you know

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Job 37:16 word 1

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 37:16 word 2

מִפְלְשֵׂי\־mif.le.sei-[the] balancing<s> of

Lemma: מִפְלָשׂ (miph.la.s) · Strong's: H4657

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: swaying

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4657; TAHOT Job 37:16 word 3

עָ֑ב'Av[the] cloud[s]

Lemma: עָב (av) · Strong's: H5645

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: cloud

Used 31 times. Also: Exodus 19:9, Judges 5:4, 2 Samuel 22:12, 2 Samuel 23:4, 1 Kings 18:44, 1 Kings 18:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5645; TAHOT Job 37:16 word 4

מִ֝פְלְא֗וֹתmif.le.'ot[the] wondrous works of

Lemma: מִפְלָאָה (miph.la.ah) · Strong's: H4652

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: wonder

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4652; TAHOT Job 37:16 word 5

תְּמִ֣יםte.Mim[one] complete of

Lemma: תָּמִים (ta.mim) · Strong's: H8549G

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HAamsc)

Meaning: unblemished

Used 57 times. Also: Exodus 12:5, Exodus 29:1, Leviticus 1:3, Leviticus 1:10, Leviticus 3:1, Leviticus 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8549G; TAHOT Job 37:16 word 6

דֵּעִֽים\׃de.'Imknowledge<s>

Lemma: דֵּעַ (de.a) · Strong's: H1843

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: knowledge

Used 5 times. Also: Job 32:6, Job 32:10, Job 32:17, Job 36:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1843; TAHOT Job 37:16 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Do you understand→יָדַע H3045 to know
how→עַל H5921A upon
the clouds→עָב H5645 cloud
float→מִפְלָשׂ H4657 swaying
those wonders→מִפְלָאָה H4652 wonder
of Him who is perfect→תָּמִים H8549G unblemished
in knowledge→דֵּעַ H1843 knowledge

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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