Job 11:8
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"[They are] highגָּבְהֵ֣י
(ga·ve·hei)
1363: heightfrom gabah
as the heavens,מַיִם
(ma·yim)
8064: heaven, skyfrom an unused word
whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
can you do?תִּפְעָ֑ל
(tif·'al;)
6466: do, makea prim. root
Deeperעֲמֻקָּ֥ה
(a·muk·kah)
6013: deepfrom amoq
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
Sheol,מִ֝שְּׁאֹ֗ול
(mi·she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
can you know?תֵּדָֽע׃
(te·da.)
3045: to knowa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
It is as high
gobahh  (go'-bah)
elation, grandeur, arrogance -- excellency, haughty, height, high, loftiness, pride.
as heaven
shamayim  (shaw-mah'-yim)
air, astrologer, heaven(-s).
what canst thou do
pa`al  (paw-al')
to do or make (systematically and habitually), especially to practise -- commit, (evil-) do(-er), make(-r), ordain, work(-er).
deeper
`amoq  (aw-moke')
deep -- (exceeding) deep (thing).
than hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
what canst thou know
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They are high as the heavens, what can you do? Deeper than Sheol, what can you know?

King James Bible
It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are higher than the heavens--what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol--what can you know?

International Standard Version
These things are higher than the heavens, so what can you do? They are deeper than Sheol, so what can you know?

NET Bible
It is higher than the heavens--what can you do? It is deeper than Sheol--what can you know?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[God's wisdom is] higher than heaven. What can you do? It is deeper than [the depths] of hell. What can you know?

King James 2000 Bible
It is as high as heaven; what can you do? deeper than Sheol; what can you know?
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