Job 38:20 Go deeper

That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof? (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 38:20 word 1

תִ֭קָּחֶנּוּTi.ka.che.nuyou will take it

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

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

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Job 38:20 word 2

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Job 38:20 word 3

גְּבוּל֑וֹge.vu.Loterritory its

Lemma: גְּבוּל (ge.vul) · Strong's: H1366H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: border: area

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 10:19, Genesis 23:17, Genesis 47:21, Exodus 8:2, Exodus 10:4, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1366H; TAHOT Job 38:20 word 4

וְכִֽי\־ve.khi-and that

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Job 38:20 word 5

תָ֝בִ֗יןta.Vinyou will discern

Lemma: בִּין (bin) · Strong's: H0995

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

Meaning: to understand

Used 168 times. Also: Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Deuteronomy 1:13, Deuteronomy 4:6, Deuteronomy 32:7, Deuteronomy 32:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0995; TAHOT Job 38:20 word 6

נְתִיב֥וֹתne.ti.Vot[the] paths of

Lemma: נְתִיבָה (ne.ti.vah) · Strong's: H5410B

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

Meaning: path

Used 20 times. Also: Judges 5:6, Job 19:8, Job 24:13, Job 30:13, Psalms 119:105, Psalms 142:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5410B; TAHOT Job 38:20 word 7

בֵּיתֽוֹ\׃bei.Tohouse its

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT Job 38:20 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

so	→	כִּי H3588A for
you can lead it back	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
its border	→	גְּבוּל H1366H border: area
. . .	→	כִּי H3588A for
Do you know	→	בִּין H0995 to understand
the paths	→	נְתִיבָה H5410B path
to its home	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home

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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