Job 38:12 Go deeper
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Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place; (KJV)
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הְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָHe.mi.ya.mei.kha¿ from days your
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: day
Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT Job 38:12 word 1
צִוִּ֣יתָtzi.Vi.tahave you commanded
Lemma: צָוָה (tsa.vah) · Strong's: H6680
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpp2ms)
Meaning: to command
Used 491 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 3:11, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 6:22, Genesis 7:5, Genesis 7:9 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6680; TAHOT Job 38:12 word 2
בֹּ֑קֶרBo.kermorning
Lemma: בֹּ֫קֶר (bo.qer) · Strong's: H1242
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: morning
Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:19, Genesis 1:23, Genesis 1:31 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1242; TAHOT Job 38:12 word 3
מְקֹמֽוֹ\׃me.ko.Moplace its
Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: place
Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Job 38:12 word 4
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| In your days | → | יוֹם H3117G day |
| have you commanded | → | צָוָה H6680 to command |
| the morning | → | בֹּ֫קֶר H1242 morning |
| or assigned | → | יָדַע H3045 to know |
| the dawn | → | שַׁ֫חַר H7837 dawn |
| its place | → | מָקוֹם H4725 place |
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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