Job 38:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Hasהֲיֵשׁ־
(ha·yesh-)
3426: being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
the rainלַמָּטָ֥ר
(lam·ma·tar)
4306: raina prim. root
a father?אָ֑ב
(av;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
Orאֹ֥ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
whoמִי־
(mi-)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
has begottenהֹ֝ולִ֗יד
(ho·v·lid)
3205: to bear, bring forth, begeta prim. root
the dropsאֶגְלֵי־
(eg·lei-)
96: a dropfrom an unused word
of dew?טָֽל׃
(tal.)
2919: night mist, dewfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Hath
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
the rain
matar  (maw-tawr')
rain -- rain.
a father
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
or who hath begotten
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
the drops
'egel  (eh'-ghel)
a reservoir -- drop.
of dew
tal  (tal)
dew (as covering vegetation) -- dew.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Has the rain a father? Or who has begotten the drops of dew?

King James Bible
Hath the rain a father? or who hath begotten the drops of dew?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does the rain have a father? Who fathered the drops of dew?

International Standard Version
"Does the rain have a father? Who fathered the dew?

NET Bible
Does the rain have a father, or who has fathered the drops of the dew?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Does the rain have a father? Who gave birth to the dewdrops?

King James 2000 Bible
Has the rain a father? or who has begotten the drops of dew?
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