Isaiah 40:12
Who has measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, or marked off the heavens with the span of his hand? Who has held the dust of the earth in a basket, or weighed the mountains on a scale and the hills with a balance?
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ASV
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
KJV
Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
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16 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִֽי־ | mi- | who? | H4310 → |
| מָדַ֨ד | ma.Dad | has he measured | H4058 → |
| בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ | be.sho.'o.Lo | in [the] hollow of hand his | H8168 → |
| מַ֗יִם | Ma.yim | [the] waters | H4325 → |
| וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ | ve.sha.Ma.yim | and [the] heavens | H8064 → |
| בַּזֶּ֣רֶת | ba.Ze.ret | with <the> span | H2239 → |
| תִּכֵּ֔ן | ti.Ken | has he marked off? | H8505 → |
| וְכָ֥ל | ve.khol | and has he contained? | H3557 → |
| בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ | ba.sha.Lish | in <the> third of a measure | H7991 → |
| עֲפַ֣ר | 'a.Far | [the] dust of | H6083 → |
| הָאָ֑רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| וְשָׁקַ֤ל | ve.sha.Kal | and has he weighed? | H8254 → |
| בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ | ba.Pe.les | with <the> balance | H6425 → |
| הָרִ֔ים | ha.Rim | mountains | H2022 → |
| וּגְבָע֖וֹת | u.ge.va.'ot | and hills | H1389 → |
| בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ | be.mo.ze.Na.yim | with scales | H3976 → |
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