Job 38:37
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Whoמִֽי־
(mi-)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
can countיְסַפֵּ֣ר
(ye·sap·per)
5608: to count, recount, relatedenominative verb from sepher
the cloudsשְׁחָקִ֣ים
(she·cha·kim)
7834: dust, cloudfrom shachaq
by wisdom,בְּחָכְמָ֑ה
(be·cha·che·mah;)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
Or tipיַשְׁכִּֽיב׃
(yash·kiv.)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
the water jarsוְנִבְלֵ֥י
(ve·niv·lei)
5035a: a skin bottle, skin, jar, pitcherof uncertain derivation
of the heavens,מַ֗יִם
(ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Who can number
caphar  (saw-far')
to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebrate
the clouds
shachaq  (shakh'-ak)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament -- cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
in wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
or who can stay
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
the bottles
nebel  (neh'-bel)
a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)
of heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Who can count the clouds by wisdom, Or tip the water jars of the heavens,

King James Bible
Who can number the clouds in wisdom? or who can stay the bottles of heaven,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who has the wisdom to number the clouds? Or who can tilt the water jars of heaven

International Standard Version
Who has the wisdom to be able to count the clouds, or to empty the water jars of heaven,

NET Bible
Who by wisdom can count the clouds, and who can tip over the water jars of heaven,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Who is wise enough to count the clouds or pour out the water jars of heaven

King James 2000 Bible
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? or who can pour out the water skins of heaven,
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