Job 38:38
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When the dustעָ֭פָר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
hardensבְּצֶ֣קֶת
(be·tze·ket)
3332: to pour, cast, flowa prim. root
into a massלַמּוּצָ֑ק
(lam·mu·tzak;)
4165: a castingfrom yatsaq
And the clodsוּרְגָבִ֥ים
(u·re·ga·vim)
7263: a clod (of earth)of uncertain derivation
stick together?יְדֻבָּֽקוּ׃
(ye·dub·ba·ku.)
1692: to cling, cleave, keep closea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
When the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
groweth
yatsaq  (yaw-tsak')
cast, cleave fast, be (as) firm, grow, be hard, lay out, molten, overflow, pour (out), run out, set down, stedfast.
into hardness
muwtsaq  (moo-tsawk')
fusion, i.e. literally, a casting (of metal); figuratively, a mass (of clay) -- casting, hardness.
and the clods
regeb  (reh'-gheb)
a lump of clay -- clod.
cleave fast together
dabaq  (daw-bak')
to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the dust hardens into a mass And the clods stick together?

King James Bible
When the dust groweth into hardness, and the clods cleave fast together?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when the dust hardens like cast metal and the clods of dirt stick together?

International Standard Version
when dust dries into a mass and then breaks apart into clods?

NET Bible
when the dust hardens into a mass, and the clumps of earth stick together?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
when the dirt hardens into clumps and the soil clings together?

King James 2000 Bible
When the dust grows into clumps, and the clods cleave fast together?
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