Job 38:25 Go deeper

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder; (KJV)

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מִֽי\־mi-who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Job 38:25 word 1

פִלַּ֣גfi.Lagdoes he divide

Lemma: פָּלַג (pa.lag) · Strong's: H6385

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to divide

Used 4 times. Also: Genesis 10:25, 1 Chronicles 1:19, Psalms 55:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6385; TAHOT Job 38:25 word 2

לַשֶּׁ֣טֶףla.She.teffor the flood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫טֶף (she.teph) · Strong's: H7858

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

Meaning: flood

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 32:6, Proverbs 27:4, Daniel 9:26, Daniel 11:22, Nahum 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7858; TAHOT Job 38:25 word 3

תְּעָלָ֑הte.'a.Laha channel

Lemma: תְּעָלָה (te.a.lah) · Strong's: H8585A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: conduit

Used 9 times. Also: 1 Kings 18:32, 1 Kings 18:35, 1 Kings 18:38, 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 20:20, Isaiah 7:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8585A; TAHOT Job 38:25 word 4

וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְve.De.rekhand a path

Lemma: דֶּ֫רֶךְ (de.rekh) · Strong's: H1870K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: way: road

Used 145 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 33:16, Genesis 35:19, Genesis 38:14, Genesis 38:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1870K; TAHOT Job 38:25 word 5

לַחֲזִ֥יזla.cha.Zizfor [the] storm of

Lemma: חֲזִיז (cha.ziz) · Strong's: H2385

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

Meaning: lightning

Used 3 times. Also: Job 28:26, Zechariah 10:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2385; TAHOT Job 38:25 word 6

קֹלֽוֹת\׃ko.Lotthunder claps

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963I

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: voice: thunder

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 9:23, Exodus 9:28, Exodus 9:29, Exodus 9:33, Exodus 9:34, Exodus 19:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963I; TAHOT Job 38:25 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Who	→	מִי H4310 who?
cuts	→	פָּלַג H6385 to divide
a channel	→	תְּעָלָה H8585A conduit
for the flood	→	שֶׁ֫טֶף H7858 flood
or clears a path	→	דֶּ֫רֶךְ H1870K way: road
for	→	חֲזִיז H2385 lightning
the thunderbolt	→	קוֹל H6963I voice: thunder

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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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