King James Version

Job 36:29

Also can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, or the noise of his tabernacle?

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אַ֣ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.אִםimoh 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…יָ֭בִיןyavinunderstandבִּיןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “understand”, an unfinished actionH995to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understandattend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) und…מִפְרְשֵׂיmifresespreadingמִפְרָשׂnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “spreading”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4666an expansionthat which...spreadest forth, spreading.עָ֑בavcloudעָבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “cloud”, the ordinary formH5645properly, an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chronicles 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copseclay, (thick) cloud, [idiom] thick, thicket. Compare H5672 (עֲבִי).תְּ֝שֻׁא֗וֹתteshuotcryingתְּשֻׁאָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “crying”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8663a crashing or loud clamorcrying, noise, shouting, stir.סֻכָּתֽוֹsukatvoboothסֻכָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “booth”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5521a hut or lairbooth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the crashings of His pavilion?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, The thunderings of his pavilion?

Young’s Literal Translation

Yea, doth [any] understand The spreadings out of a cloud? The noises of His tabernacle?

World English Bible

Indeed, can anyone understand the spreading of the clouds and the thunderings of his pavilion?

Darby Translation

But can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, [or] the crashing of his pavilion?

Douay-Rheims

If he will spread out clouds as his tent,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Yea, can any understand the spreadings of the clouds, the crashings of His pavilion?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And though one should understand the outspreadings of the clouds, or the measure of his tabernacle;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐὰν συνῇ ἐπεκτάσεις νεφέλης, ἰσότητα σκηνῆς αὐτοῦ,