King James Version

Job 11:7

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

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הַחֵ֣קֶרhacheqerthe finding outחֵקֶרparticle, interrogative, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “the finding out”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2714examination, enumeration, deliberationfinding out, number, (un-) search(-able, -ed, out, -ing).אֱל֣וֹהַelohaGodאֱלוֹהַּnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH433a deity or the DeityGod, god. See H430 (אֱלֹהִים).תִּמְצָ֑אtimtsacomeמָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…אִ֤םimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…עַדadevenעַדpreposition — “even”H5704as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)against, and, as, at, before, by (that), even (to), for(-asmuch as), (hither-) to, [phrase] how long, into, as long (much) as, (so) that, till, toward, until, when, while, ([phrase] as) yet.תַּכְלִ֖יתtakhlitperfectתַּכְלִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “perfect”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8503completion; by implication, an extremityend, perfect(-ion).שַׁדַּ֣יshadayAlmightyשַׁדַּיnoun, proper name — “Almighty”H7706the AlmightyAlmighty.תִּמְצָֽאtimtsacomeמָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Canst thou by searching find out God? Canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Young’s Literal Translation

By searching dost thou find out God? Unto perfection find out the Mighty One?

World English Bible

“Can you fathom the mystery of God? Or can you probe the limits of the Almighty?

Darby Translation

Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty to perfection?

Douay-Rheims

Peradventure thou wilt comprehend the steps of God, and wilt find out the Almighty perfectly?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Canst thou find out the deep things of God? Canst thou attain unto the purpose of the Almighty?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Wilt thou find out the traces of the Lord? or hast thou come to the end of that which the Almighty has made?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ ἴχνος Κυρίου εὑρήσεις, ἢ εἰς τὰ ἔσχατα ἀφίκου ἃ ἐποίησεν ὁ παντοκράτωρ;