Job 38:34 Go deeper

Canst thou lift up thy voice to the clouds, that abundance of waters may cover thee? (KJV)

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הֲתָרִ֣יםha.ta.Rim¿ will you lift up

Lemma: רוּם (rum) · Strong's: H7311A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhi2ms)

Meaning: to exalt

Used 185 times. Also: Genesis 7:17, Genesis 14:22, Genesis 31:45, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18, Genesis 41:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7311A; TAHOT Job 38:34 word 1

לָעָ֣בla.'Avto 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 38:34 word 2

קוֹלֶ֑ךָko.Le.chavoice your

Lemma: קוֹל (qol) · Strong's: H6963A

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

Meaning: voice

Used 335 times. Also: Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 16:2, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6963A; TAHOT Job 38:34 word 3

וְֽשִׁפְעַת\־ve.shif.'at-and an abundance of

Lemma: שִׁפְעָה (shiph.ah) · Strong's: H8229

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: abundance

Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 9:17, Job 22:11, Isaiah 60:6, Ezekiel 26:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8229; TAHOT Job 38:34 word 4

מַ֥יִםMa.yimwater

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 38:34 word 5

תְּכַסֶּֽךָּ\׃te.kha.Se.kawill you cover? yourself

Lemma: כָּסָה (ka.sah) · Strong's: H3680

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVpi3fs)

Meaning: to cover

Used 151 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 18:17, Genesis 24:65, Genesis 37:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3680; TAHOT Job 38:34 word 6

How the BSB renders it

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

Can you command	→	רוּם H7311A to exalt
. . .	→	קוֹל H6963A voice
the clouds	→	עָב H5645 cloud
so that a flood	→	שִׁפְעָה H8229 abundance
of water	→	מַי H4325G water
covers you	→	כָּסָה H3680 to cover

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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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