King James Version

Job 28:12

But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

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וְֽ֭הַחָכְמָהvehachakhemahand the wisdomחׇכְמָהconjunction, definite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and the wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.מֵאַ֣יִןmeayinfrom whenceאַיִןpreposition, particle, interrogative — “from whence”H370where? (only in connection with prepositional prefix, whence)whence, where.תִּמָּצֵ֑אtimatsecomeמָצָאverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, 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)…וְאֵ֥יveeand howאַיconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H335where? hence how?how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).זֶ֝הzehthe one...the otherזֶהpronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…מְק֣וֹםmeqomcountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).בִּינָֽהbinahunderstandingבִּינָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “understanding”, the ordinary formH998understandingknowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding?

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American Standard Version (1901)

But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Young’s Literal Translation

And the wisdom — whence is it found? And where [is] this, the place of understanding?

World English Bible

“But where will wisdom be found? Where is the place of understanding?

Darby Translation

But wisdom, where shall it be found? and where is the place of understanding?

Douay-Rheims

But where is wisdom to be found, and where is the place of understanding?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But wisdom, where shall it be found? And where is the place of understanding?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But whence has wisdom been discovered? and what is the place of knowledge?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ δὲ σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη; ποῖος δὲ τόπος ἐστὶ τῆς ἐπιστήμης;