King James Version

Job 28:20

Whence then cometh wisdom? 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.תָּב֑וֹאtavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…וְאֵ֥יveeand howאַיconjunction, particle, interrogative — “and how”H335where? hence how?how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).זֶ֝֗הzehthe 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)

Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

Where then does wisdom come from? Where is the place of understanding?

Darby Translation

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Douay-Rheims

Whence then cometh wisdom? and where is the place of understanding?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Whence then is wisdom found? and of what kind is the place of understanding?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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

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