NETBible KJV GRK-HEB XRef Arts Hymns
  Discovery Box

Job 38:4

Context
God’s questions to Job

38:4 “Where were you

when I laid the foundation 1  of the earth?

Tell me, 2  if you possess understanding!

Job 38:12

Context

38:12 Have you ever in your life 3  commanded the morning,

or made the dawn know 4  its place,

1 tn The construction is the infinitive construct in a temporal clause, using the preposition and the subjective genitive suffix.

2 tn The verb is the imperative; it has no object “me” in the text.

3 tn The Hebrew idiom is “have you from your days?” It means “never in your life” (see 1 Sam 25:28; 1 Kgs 1:6).

4 tn The verb is the Piel of יָדַע (yada’, “to know”) with a double accusative.



TIP #01: Welcome to the NEXT Bible Web Interface and Study System!! [ALL]
created in 0.05 seconds
powered by bible.org