Job 28:20
Strong's Lexicon
From where
מֵאַ֣יִן (mê·’a·yin)
Preposition-m | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 370: 1) where?, whence?

then does wisdom
וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָה (wə·ha·ḥā·ḵə·māh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2451: 1) wisdom 1a) skill (in war) 1b) wisdom (in administration) 1c) shrewdness, wisdom 1d) wisdom, prudence (in religious affairs) 1e) wisdom (ethical and religious)

come,
תָּב֑וֹא (tā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to enter, come in 1a2) to come 1a2a) to come with 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) 1a2c) to come to pass 1a3) to attain to 1a4) to be enumerated 1a5) to go 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to lead in 1b2) to carry in 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon 1b4) to bring to pass 1c) (Hophal) 1c1) to be brought, brought in 1c2) to be introduced, be put

and where
וְאֵ֥י (wə·’ê)
Conjunctive waw | Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 335: 1) where?, whence? 2) which?, how? (in prefix with other adverb)

זֶ֝֗ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2088: 1) this, this one, here, which, this...that, the one...the other, another, such 1a) (alone) 1a1) this one 1a2) this...that, the one...the other, another 1b) (appos to subst) 1b1) this 1c) (as predicate) 1c1) this, such 1d) (enclitically) 1d1) then 1d2) who, whom 1d3) how now, what now 1d4) what now 1d5) wherefore now 1d6) behold here 1d7) just now 1d8) now, now already 1e) (poetry) 1e1) wherein, which, those who 1f) (with prefixes) 1f1) in this (place) here, then 1f2) on these conditions, herewith, thus provided, by, through this, for this cause, in this matter 1f3) thus and thus 1f4) as follows, things such as these, accordingly, to that effect, in like manner, thus and thus 1f5) from here, hence, on one side...on the other side 1f6) on this account 1f7) in spite of this, which, whence, how

does understanding
בִּינָֽה׃ (bî·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 998: 1) understanding, discernment 1a) act 1b) faculty 1c) object 1d) personified

dwell ?
מְק֣וֹם (mə·qō·wm)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4725: 1) standing place, place 1a) standing place, station, post, office 1b) place, place of human abode 1c) city, land, region 1d) place, locality, spot 1e) space, room, distance 1f) region, quarter, direction 1g) give place to, instead of

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
From where then does wisdom come, and where does understanding dwell?

Young's Literal Translation
And the wisdom—whence doth it come? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Where then does wisdom come  from, and where is understanding located?

New American Standard Bible
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?

King James Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where [is] the place of understanding?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Where then does wisdom come from? Where does understanding dwell?

New Living Translation
"But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?

English Standard Version
“From where, then, does wisdom come? And where is the place of understanding?

New American Standard Bible
"Where then does wisdom come from? And where is the place of understanding?

King James Bible
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Where then does wisdom come from, and where is understanding located?

International Standard Version
"From where, then, does wisdom originate? Where does understanding live?

NET Bible
"But wisdom--where does it come from? Where is the place of understanding?

American Standard Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

English Revised Version
Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Young's Literal Translation
And the wisdom -- whence doth it come? And where is this, the place of understanding?
















Cross References
Job 28:21
Seeing it is hid from the eyes of all living, and kept close from the fowls of the air.

Job 28:23
God understandeth the way thereof, and he knoweth the place thereof.

Job 28:28
And unto man he said, Behold, the fear of the Lord, that is wisdom; and to depart from evil is understanding.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 28:19
The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Job 28:18
No mention shall be made of coral, or of pearls: for the price of wisdom is above rubies.

Job 28:17
The gold and the crystal cannot equal it: and the exchange of it shall not be for jewels of fine gold.

Job 28:22
Destruction and death say, We have heard the fame thereof with our ears.
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