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Job 38:21

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Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?
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  1. Job 15:7Rank 1 from verse 21
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    7Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

  2. Job 38:12Rank 2 from verse 21
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    12Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

  3. Job 38:4Rank 3 from verse 21
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    4Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.

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Job 38:21

COMBINED MEANING

thou

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The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.

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wast

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The second-person singular past form of be, used with thou: were or existed in the stated condition.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references

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number

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Sense 1: A count or quantity. Sense 2: To count, reckon, appoint, or include among a group.

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20That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

21Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

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22Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

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