Job 38:24
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whereאֵי־
(ei-)
335: where?a prim. adverb
is the wayהַ֭דֶּרֶךְ
(had·de·rech)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
that the lightאֹ֑ור
(o·vr;)
216: a lightfrom or
is divided,יֵחָ֣לֶק
(ye·cha·lek)
2505a: to divide, sharea prim. root
[Or] the east windקָדִ֣ים
(ka·dim)
6921: east, east windfrom the same as qedem
scatteredיָפֵ֖ץ
(ya·fetz)
6327a: to be dispersed or scattereda prim. root
on the earth?אָֽרֶץ׃
(a·retz.)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
By what
'ay  (ah'ee)
where? hence how? -- how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
is the light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
parted
chalaq  (khaw-lak')
to be smooth (figuratively); by implication (as smooth stones were used for lots) to apportion or separate
which scattereth
puwts  (poots)
to dash in pieces, literally or figuratively (especially to disperse)
the east wind
qadiym  (kaw-deem')
the fore or front part; hence (by orientation) the East (often adverbially, eastward, for brevity the east wind) -- east(-ward, wind).
upon the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Where is the way that the light is divided, Or the east wind scattered on the earth?

King James Bible
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What road leads to the place where light is dispersed? Where is the source of the east wind that spreads across the earth?

International Standard Version
Where is the lightning diffused or the east wind scattered around the earth?

NET Bible
In what direction is lightning dispersed, or the east winds scattered over the earth?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Which is the way to the place where light is scattered and the east wind is spread across the earth?

King James 2000 Bible
By what way is the light distributed, which scatters the east wind upon the earth?
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