Job 38:5 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?”

Job 38:5 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 38:5 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 38:5 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?”

Job 38:5 — World English Bible

Job 38:5 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?”

Job 38:5 — American Standard Version

Job 38:5 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Who placed its measures--if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line?”

Job 38:5 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 38:5 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Who set the measures thereof — if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?”

Job 38:5 — Darby Translation

Job 38:5 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Who hath layde the measures thereof, if thou knowest, or who hath stretched the line ouer it:”

Job 38:5 — Geneva Bible

Job 38:5 in Context — Job 38

3 Agora cinge teus lombos como homem; e eu te perguntarei, e tu me explicarás.

4 Onde estavas tu quando eu fundava a terra? Declara- [me] ,se tens inteligência.

5 Quem determinou suas medidas, se tu o sabes? Ou quem estendeu cordel sobre ela?

6 Sobre o que estão fundadas suas bases? Ou quem pôs sua pedra angular,

7 Quando as estrelas do amanhecer cantavam alegremente juntas, e todos os filhos de Deus jubilavam?

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What Does Job 38:5 Mean?

Job 38:5 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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