Job 38:4 Go deeper

Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding. (KJV)

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אֵיפֹ֣ה'ei.Fohwhere?

Lemma: אֵיפֹה (e.phoh) · Strong's: H0375

Parsing: Particle · Interrogative (HTi)

Meaning: where?

Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 37:16, Judges 8:18, Ruth 2:19, 1 Samuel 19:22, 2 Samuel 9:4, Job 4:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0375; TAHOT Job 38:4 word 1

הָ֭יִיתָHa.yi.tawere you

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Job 38:4 word 2

בְּיָסְדִי\־be.ya.se.di-when founded I

Lemma: יָסַד (ya.sad) · Strong's: H3245

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to found

Used 43 times. Also: Exodus 9:18, Joshua 6:26, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 6:37, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 16:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3245; TAHOT Job 38:4 word 3

אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz[the] earth

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

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

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Job 38:4 word 4

הַ֝גֵּ֗דha.Gedtell

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVhv2ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Job 38:4 word 5

אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Job 38:4 word 6

יָדַ֥עְתָּya.Da'.tayou know

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)

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 38:4 word 7

בִינָֽה\׃vi.Nahunderstanding

Lemma: בִּינָה (bi.nah) · Strong's: H0998

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

Meaning: understanding

Used 38 times. Also: Deuteronomy 4:6, 1 Chronicles 12:32, 1 Chronicles 22:12, 2 Chronicles 2:12, 2 Chronicles 2:13, Job 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0998; TAHOT Job 38:4 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Where	→	אֵיפֹה H0375 where?
were you	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
when I laid the foundations	→	יָסַד H3245 to found
of the earth	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
Tell [Me]	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
if	→	אִם H0518A if
you have understanding	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
. . .	→	בִּינָה H0998 understanding

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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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