Job 38:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?”

Job 38:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 38:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 38:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?”

Job 38:20 — World English Bible

Job 38:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?”

Job 38:20 — American Standard Version

Job 38:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.”

Job 38:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 38:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house?”

Job 38:20 — Darby Translation

Job 38:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That thou shouldest receiue it in the boundes thereof, and that thou shouldest knowe the paths to the house thereof?”

Job 38:20 — Geneva Bible

Job 38:20 in Context — Job 38

18 Entendeste tu as larguras da terra? Declara, se sabes tudo isto.

19 Onde está o caminho [por onde] mora a luz? E quanto às trevas, onde fica o seu lugar?

20 Para que as tragas a seus limites, e conheças os caminhos de sua casa.

21 Certamente tu o sabes, pois já eras nascido, e teus dias são inúmeros!

22 Por acaso entraste tu aos depósitos da neve, e viste os depósitos do granizo,

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What Does Job 38:20 Mean?

Job 38:20 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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