Job 38:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whoמִי־
(mi-)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
setשָׂ֣ם
(sam)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
its measurements?מְ֭מַדֶּיהָ
(me·mad·dei·ha)
4461: measurementfrom madad
Sinceכִּ֣י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
you know.תֵדָ֑ע
(te·da;)
3045: to knowa prim. root
Orאֹ֤ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
whoמִֽי־
(mi-)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
stretchedנָטָ֖ה
(na·tah)
5186: to stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, benda prim. root
the lineקָּֽו׃
(kav.)
6957b: a linefrom qavah
on it? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Who hath laid
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
the measures
memad  (may-mad')
a measure -- measure.
thereof if thou knowest
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
or who hath stretched
natah  (naw-taw')
to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application (out), stretch (forth, out), take (aside), turn (aside, away), wrest, cause to yield.
the line
qav  (kav)
a cord (as connecting), especially for measuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accord -- line.
upon it
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it?

King James Bible
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?

International Standard Version
Who set its measurement? Am I to assume you know? Who stretched a boundary line over it?

NET Bible
Who set its measurements--if you know--or who stretched a measuring line across it?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Who determined its dimensions? Certainly, you know! Who stretched a measuring line over it?

King James 2000 Bible
Who has determined the measures thereof, if you know? or who has stretched the line upon it?
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