Proverbs 3:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
By His knowledgeבְּ֭דַעְתֹּו
(be·da'·tov)
1847: knowledgefrom yada
the deepsתְּהֹומֹ֣ות
(te·ho·v·mo·vt)
8415: deep, sea, abyssfrom an unused word
were brokenנִבְקָ֑עוּ
(niv·ka·'u;)
1234: to cleave, break open or througha prim. root
up And the skiesוּ֝שְׁחָקִ֗ים
(u·she·cha·kim)
7834: dust, cloudfrom shachaq
dripיִרְעֲפוּ־
(yir·'a·fu-)
7491: to trickle, dripa prim. root
with dew.טָֽל׃
(tal.)
2919: night mist, dewfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
By his knowledge
da`ath  (dah'-ath)
knowledge -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
the depths
thowm  (teh-home')
an abyss (as a surging mass of water), especially the deep (the main sea or the subterranean water-supply) -- deep (place), depth.
are broken up
baqa`  (baw-kah')
to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or open
and the clouds
shachaq  (shakh'-ak)
a powder (as beaten small): by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmament -- cloud, small dust, heaven, sky.
drop down
ra`aph  (raw-af')
to drip -- distil, drop (down).
the dew
tal  (tal)
dew (as covering vegetation) -- dew.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
By His knowledge the deeps were broken up And the skies drip with dew.

King James Bible
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
By His knowledge the watery depths broke open, and the clouds dripped with dew.

International Standard Version
By his knowledge the depths broke open, and the clouds drip with dew.

NET Bible
By his knowledge the primordial sea was broken open, and the clouds drip down dew.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And in his knowledge the depths were broken up and the clouds sprinkle dew.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
By his knowledge the deep waters were divided, and the skies dropped dew.

King James 2000 Bible
By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the clouds drop down the dew.
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