KING JAMES BIBLE · PCE
Job 38:20–21
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Job 38:20
20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
20That thou shouldest take it ‖to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the pathes to the house thereof.
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Job 38:21
21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then borne? or because the number of thy daies is great?
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DEFINED WORDS
Job 38:20
To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of, with the exact sense determined by context.
Meaning drawn from: Skeat 1893
Made fast, tied, confined, or obligated; destined or going toward; as a verb, to set a limit.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828
To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
Ways, tracks, or courses followed in travel or conduct.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)
A building or dwelling; the people of a household or family; a lineage or family line; as a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
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Job 38:21
For the reason that; since.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)
A count or quantity; also to count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.
Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)
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From verse 20
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Open the full verse study19And the border of the Canaanites was from Sidon, as thou comest to Gerar, unto Gaza; as thou goest, unto Sodom, and Gomorrah, and Admah, and Zeboim, even unto Lasha.
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Open the full verse study17¶ And the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was therein, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the borders round about, were made sure
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Open the full verse study10He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.
From verse 21
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Open the full verse study7Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?
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Open the full verse study12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;
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Open the full verse study4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
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