Job 26:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He has inscribed a circleחָ֭ג
(chag)
2328: to draw around, make a circlea prim. root
on the surfaceפְּנֵי־
(pe·nei-)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
of the watersמָ֑יִם
(ma·yim;)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
At the boundaryתַּכְלִ֖ית
(tach·lit)
8503: end, completenessfrom kalah
of lightאֹ֣ור
(o·vr)
216: a lightfrom or
and darkness.חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
(cho·shech.)
2822: darkness, obscurityfrom chashak


















KJV Lexicon
He hath compassed
chuwg  (khoog)
to describe a circle -- compass.
the waters
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
with bounds
choq  (khoke)
an enactment; hence, an appointment (of time, space, quantity, labor or usage)
until the day
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
and night
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
come to an end
takliyth  (tak-leeth')
completion; by implication, an extremity -- end, perfect(-ion).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He has inscribed a circle on the surface of the waters At the boundary of light and darkness.

King James Bible
He hath compassed the waters with bounds, until the day and night come to an end.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He laid out the horizon on the surface of the waters at the boundary between light and darkness.

International Standard Version
He has delimited a boundary over the surface of the oceans as a limit between light and darkness.

NET Bible
He marks out the horizon on the surface of the waters as a boundary between light and darkness.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He marks the horizon on the surface of the water at the boundary where light meets dark.

King James 2000 Bible
He has drawn a circle on the waters at the boundary where the day and night come together.
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