Job 28:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"When He impartedלַעֲשֹׂ֣ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
weightמִשְׁקָ֑ל
(mish·kal;)
4948: weightfrom shaqal
to the windלָר֣וּחַ
(la·ru·ach)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
And metedתִּכֵּ֥ן
(tik·ken)
8505: to regulate, measure, estimatea prim. root
out the watersוּ֝מַ֗יִם
(u·ma·yim)
4325: waters, watera prim. root
by measure,בְּמִדָּֽה׃
(be·mid·dah.)
4060a: measure, measurement, stature, size, a garmentfem. of mad


















KJV Lexicon
To make
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
the weight
mishqal  (mish-kawl')
weight (numerically estimated); hence, weighing (the act) -- (full) weight.
for the winds
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
and he weigheth
takan  (taw-kan')
to balance, i.e. measure out (by weight or dimension); figuratively, arrange, equalize, through the idea of levelling (ment. estimate, test)
the waters
mayim  (mah'-yim)
water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen -- + piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring).
by measure
middah  (mid-daw')
extension, i.e. height or breadth; also a measure (including its standard); hence a portion (as measured) or a vestment; specifically, tribute (as measured)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"When He imparted weight to the wind And meted out the waters by measure,

King James Bible
To make the weight for the winds; and he weigheth the waters by measure.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When God fixed the weight of the wind and limited the water by measure,

International Standard Version
"He imparted weight to the wind; he regulated water by his measurement.

NET Bible
When he made the force of the wind and measured the waters with a gauge.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When he gave the wind its force and measured the water [in the sea],

King James 2000 Bible
To make the weight for the wind; and he apportions the waters by measure.
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