Job 38:26
Strong's Lexicon
to bring rain
לְ֭הַמְטִיר (lə·ham·ṭîr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 4305: 1) to rain 1a) (Niphal) to be rained on or upon 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to rain, send rain 1b2) to rain hail, send hail

on
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although

a barren
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

אִ֑ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

land,
אֶ֣רֶץ (’e·reṣ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth 1a) earth 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) 1a3) earth (inhabitants) 1b) land 1b1) country, territory 1b2) district, region 1b3) tribal territory 1b4) piece of ground 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel 1b6) inhabitants of land 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world 1b8) city (-state) 1c) ground, surface of the earth 1c1) ground 1c2) soil 1d) (in phrases) 1d1) people of the land 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) 1d3) level or plain country 1d4) land of the living 1d5) end(s) of the earth 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) 1e1) lands, countries 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan

on a desert
מִ֝דְבָּ֗ר (miḏ·bār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4057: 1) wilderness 1a) pasture 1b) uninhabited land, wilderness 1c) large tracts of wilderness (around cities) 1d) wilderness (fig.) 2) mouth 2a) mouth (as organ of speech)

where no
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

man [lives]
אָדָ֥ם (’ā·ḏām)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 120: 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
to bring rain on a barren land, on a desert where no man lives,

Young's Literal Translation
To cause [it] to rain on a land—no man, A wilderness—no man in it.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
to bring rain on  an uninhabited  land, on a desert with no  human life, 

New American Standard Bible
To bring rain on a land without people, [On] a desert without a man in it,

King James Bible
To cause it to rain on the earth, [where] no man [is; on] the wilderness, wherein [there is] no man;
Parallel Verses
New International Version
to water a land where no one lives, an uninhabited desert,

New Living Translation
Who makes the rain fall on barren land, in a desert where no one lives?

English Standard Version
to bring rain on a land where no man is, on the desert in which there is no man,

New American Standard Bible
To bring rain on a land without people, On a desert without a man in it,

King James Bible
To cause it to rain on the earth, where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
to bring rain on an uninhabited land, on a desert with no human life,

International Standard Version
to bring rain upon a land without inhabitants, a desert in which no human beings live,

NET Bible
to cause it to rain on an uninhabited land, a desert where there are no human beings,

American Standard Version
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; On the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

English Revised Version
To cause it to rain on a land where no man is; on the wilderness, wherein there is no man;

Young's Literal Translation
To cause it to rain on a land -- no man, A wilderness -- no man in it.
















Cross References
Job 5:10
Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields:

Job 28:26
When he made a decree for the rain, and a way for the lightning of the thunder:

Job 36:27
For he maketh small the drops of water: they pour down rain according to the vapour thereof:

Job 37:13
He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy.

Job 38:25
Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

Psalm 65:12
They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness: and the little hills rejoice on every side.

Psalm 135:7
He causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain; he bringeth the wind out of his treasuries.

Psalm 147:8
Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who prepareth rain for the earth, who maketh grass to grow upon the mountains.

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 38:24
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?

Job 38:23
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?
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