Job 38:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"On whatמָ֭ה
(mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
were its basesאֲדָנֶ֣יהָ
(a·da·nei·ha)
134: a base, pedestalfrom the same as adon
sunk?הָטְבָּ֑עוּ
(ha·te·ba·'u;)
2883: to sink, sink downa prim. root
Orאֹ֥ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
whoמִֽי־
(mi-)
4310: who?a prim. pronoun
laidיָ֝רָ֗ה
(ya·rah)
3384: to throw, shoota prim. root
its cornerstone,אֶ֣בֶן
(e·ven)
68: a stonea prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Whereupon are the foundations
'eden  (eh'-den)
a basis (of a building, a column, etc.) -- foundation, socket.
thereof fastened
taba`  (taw-bah')
to sink -- drown, fasten, settle, sink.
or who laid
yarah  (yaw-raw')
to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach
the corner
pinnah  (pin-naw')
an angle; by implication, a pinnacle; figuratively, a chieftain -- bulwark, chief, corner, stay, tower.
stone
'eben  (eh'-ben)
a stone -- + carbuncle, + mason, + plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-)stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).
thereof
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"On what were its bases sunk? Or who laid its cornerstone,

King James Bible
Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What supports its foundations? Or who laid its cornerstone

International Standard Version
On what were its bases set? Who laid its corner stone

NET Bible
On what were its bases set, or who laid its cornerstone--

GOD'S WORD® Translation
On what were its footings sunk? Who laid its cornerstone

King James 2000 Bible
On what are its foundations fastened? or who laid its cornerstone;
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