Job 11:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Its measureמִדָּ֑הּ
(mid·dah;)
4055: a measure, cloth garmentfrom madad
is longerאֲרֻכָּ֣ה
(a·ruk·kah)
752: longfrom arak
thanמִנִּי־
(min·ni-)
4480: froma prim. preposition
the earthמֵאֶ֣רֶץ
(me·'e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root
And broaderוּ֝רְחָבָ֗ה
(u·re·cha·vah)
7342: wide, broadfrom rachab
than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
the sea.יָֽם׃
(yam.)
3220: seaof uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
The measure
mad  (mad)
extent, i.e. height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpet -- armour, clothes, garment, judgment, measure, raiment, stature.
thereof is longer
'arok  (aw-roke')
long -- long.
than the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
and broader
rachab  (raw-khawb')
roomy, in any (or every) direction, literally or figuratively -- broad, large, at liberty, proud, wide.
than the sea
yam  (yawm)
from an unused root meaning to roar -- sea (-faring man, (-shore), south, west (-ern, side, -ward).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Its measure is longer than the earth And broader than the sea.

King James Bible
The measure thereof is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Their measure is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

International Standard Version
They are longer than the earth's circumference, and broader than the ocean.

NET Bible
Its measure is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It is longer than the earth and wider than the sea.

King James 2000 Bible
The measure of it is longer than the earth, and broader than the sea.
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