Job 28:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He damsחִבֵּ֑שׁ
(chib·besh;)
2280: to bind, bind on, bind upa prim. root
up the streamsנְהָרֹ֣ות
(ne·ha·ro·vt)
5104: a stream, riverfrom nahar
from flowing,מִ֭בְּכִי
(mib·be·chi)
1065: a weepingfrom bakah
And what is hiddenוְ֝תַעֲלֻמָ֗הּ
(ve·ta·'a·lu·mah)
8587: a hidden thing, secretfrom alam
he bringsיֹ֣צִא
(yo·tzi)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
out to the light.אֹֽור׃
(o·vr.)
216: a lightfrom or


















KJV Lexicon
He bindeth
chabash  (khaw-bash')
to wrap firmly (especially a turban, compress, or saddle); figuratively, to stop, to rule -- bind (up), gird about, govern, healer, put, saddle, wrap about.
the floods
nahar  (naw-hawr')
a stream (including the sea; expec. the Nile, Euphrates, etc.); figuratively, prosperity -- flood, river.
from overflowing
Bkiy  (bek-ee')
a weeping; by analogy, a dripping -- overflowing, sore, (continual) weeping, wept.
and the thing that is hid
ta`alummah  (tah-al-oom-maw')
a secret -- thing that is hid, secret.
bringeth he forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
to light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He dams up the streams from flowing, And what is hidden he brings out to the light.

King James Bible
He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and the thing that is hid bringeth he forth to light.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He dams up the streams from flowing so that he may bring to light what is hidden.

International Standard Version
He dams up flowing rivers, bringing hidden things to light."

NET Bible
He has searched the sources of the rivers and what was hidden he has brought into the light.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They explore the sources of rivers so that they bring hidden treasures to light.

King James 2000 Bible
He binds the streams from overflowing; and the thing that is hid brings he forth to light.
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