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Can you tieהַתְקַשֵּׁרthe bondsמַעֲדַנּוֹתof the Pleiades,כִּימָהorאוֹthe cordsמֹשְׁכוֹתof Orionכְּסִילloosen?תְּפַתֵּחַ
Job 38:31
Study it in the app“Can you tie the bonds of the Pleiades, or the cords of Orion loosen?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 38:31, word by word
- Can you tieתְקַשֵּׁרtekasher
bind
To knot something fast; or be joined to another.
Where else “tekasher” appears- the bondsמַעֲדַנּוֹתmaadanot
bonds, chains
Bonds, ties that keep a group together.
Where else “maadanot” appears- of the Pleiadesכִּימָהkima
Pleiades
The name of a group of stars, probably the Pleiades.
Where else “kima” appears- the cordsמֹשְׁכוֹתmoshchot
cords
Cords, bonds. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 38:31).
Where else “moshchot” appears- of Orionכְּסִילkesil
Orion, fool
The name of a constellation, probably Orion. It is the same word as "fool."
Where else “kesil” appears- loosenתְּפַתֵּחַtefateach
set free
To free a prisoner, or remove a load.
Where else “tefateach” appears
The context
30Like stone the waters hide themselves, and the face of the deep congeals.
31 · This verse (above)
32Can you bring out the constellations in their season, and the Bear with her children can you guide?