Job 38:29
From whose womb does the ice emerge? Who gives birth to the frost from heaven,
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
KJV
Out of whose womb came the ice? and the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?
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8 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִבֶּ֣טֶן | mi.Be.ten | from [the] womb of | H990 → |
| מִ֭י | mi | whom? | H4310 → |
| יָצָ֣א | ya.Tza' | does it come forth | H3318 → |
| הַקָּ֑רַח | ha.Ka.rach | the ice | H7140 → |
| וּכְפֹ֥ר | u.khe.For | and [the] frost of | H3713 → |
| שָׁ֝מַיִם | Sha.ma.yim | heaven | H8064 → |
| מִ֣י | mi | who? | H4310 → |
| יְלָדֽוֹ׃ | ye.la.Do | does he give birth to it | H3205 → |
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