Job 38:20
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
That thou shouldest take it ‖to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the pathes to the house thereof.
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- Genesis 10:19Rank 1 from verse 20
19And 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.
19And the border of the Canaanites, was from Sidon, as thou commest to Gerar, vnto †Gaza, as thou goest vnto Sodoma and Gomorah, and Admah, & Zeboim, euen vnto Lasha.
- Genesis 23:17Rank 2 from verse 20
17¶ 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
17¶ And the field of Ephron which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the fielde and the caue 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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Job 38:20
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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To receive, seize, carry, accept, choose, or lay hold of.
Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Skeat 1893
1. Tied, fastened, wrapped, bandaged, joined, confined, or restrained, literally or figuratively. 2. Placed under a vow, law, duty, obligation, or determined course. 3. Directed or travelling toward a stated place. 4. A limit or boundary.
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Of that or those previously mentioned; of it or of them.
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To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.
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1. Figuratively, ways or courses of conduct, action, or direction. 2. Tracks, roads, routes, or ways of passage or travel.
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Sense 1: A building or dwelling. Sense 2: The people of a household or family. Sense 3: A lineage or family line. Sense 4: As a verb, to shelter, lodge, or provide a dwelling for.
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19Where is the way where light dwelleth? And as for darknesse, where is the place thereof?
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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