Job 36:32
Modern Translations
New International Version
He fills his hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.

New Living Translation
He fills his hands with lightning bolts and hurls each at its target.

English Standard Version
He covers his hands with the lightning and commands it to strike the mark.

Berean Study Bible
He fills His hands with lightning and commands it to strike its mark.

New American Standard Bible
“He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the target.

NASB 1995
"He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.

NASB 1977
“He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.

Amplified Bible
“He covers His hands with the lightning, And commands it to strike the mark.

Christian Standard Bible
He covers his hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He covers His hands with lightning and commands it to hit its mark.

Contemporary English Version
Each flash of lightning is one of his arrows striking its target,

Good News Translation
He seizes the lightning with his hands and commands it to hit the mark.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He fills his hands with lightning and orders it to hit the target.

International Standard Version
His hands are covered with lightning that he commands to strike his designated target.

NET Bible
With his hands he covers the lightning, and directs it against its target.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the cloud that cometh betwixt.

New King James Version
He covers His hands with lightning, And commands it to strike.

King James 2000 Bible
With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.

New Heart English Bible
He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.

World English Bible
He covers his hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark.

American King James Version
With clouds he covers the light; and commands it not to shine by the cloud that comes between.

American Standard Version
He covereth his hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

A Faithful Version
He covers His hands with the lightning, and commands it to strike the mark;

Darby Bible Translation
[His] hands he covereth with lightning, and commandeth it where it is to strike.

English Revised Version
He covereth his hands with the lightning; and giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

Webster's Bible Translation
With clouds he covereth the light; and commandeth it not to shine by the intervening cloud.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He couereth the light with the clouds, and commandeth them to go against it.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
With the cloudes he hydeth the light, and at his commaundement it breaketh out:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
In ye turnynge of a hande he hydeth the light, & at his commaundement it commeth agayne.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
By two palms He has covered the light, "" And lays a charge over it in meeting,

Young's Literal Translation
By two palms He hath covered the light, And layeth a charge over it in meeting,

Smith's Literal Translation
With the hands be covered the light; and he commanded concerning it with a mark.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
In his hands he hideth the light, and commandeth it to come again.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Within his hands, he hides the light, and he commands it to come forth again.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And with the hands he will cover the light, and he will go forth upon them that they may meet with him

Lamsa Bible
He covers the light with the clouds, and then it shines upon them again that they may greet it.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
He covereth His hands with the lightning, And giveth it a charge that it strike the mark.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
He has hidden the light in his hands, and given charge concerning it to the interposing cloud.
















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