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Onעַלwhatמָהwere its basesאֲדָנֶיהָsunk?הָטְבָּעוּOrאוֹwhoמִיlaidיָרָהits cornerstone,אֶבֶן פִּנָּתָהּ
Job 38:6
Study it in the app“On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone,”
God, from the storm, asks Job where he was when he founded the earthCreation
With the Hebrew beneath
Job 38:6, word by word
- were its basesאֲדָנֶיadane
base
Base, pedestal on which a board or a pillar rests; also the foundations of the earth (Job 38:6).
Where else “adane” appears- sunkהָטְבָּעוּhatbau
be settled
To be driven in and firm in place, like a foundation.
Where else “hatbau” appears- laidיָרָהyara
cast
To hurl something, or set it firmly in place, like a stone.
Where else “yara” appears- its cornerstoneאֶבֶןeven
stone
A piece of rock, large or small, used for building, marking or throwing.
Where else “even” appears- its cornerstoneפִּנָּתָpinata
corner
The angle of a building; the main stone holding it.
Where else “pinata” appears
The context
5Who set its measurements, if you know? Or who stretched over it a line?
6 · This verse (above)
7when the stars of the morning shouted for joy together, and all the sons of Elohim shouted in acclamation?