King James Version

Job 37:6

For he saith to the snow, Be thou on the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לַשֶּׁ֨לַגlashelagto snowשֶׁלֶגpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to snow”, the ordinary formH7950snow (probably from its whiteness)snow(-y).יֹאמַ֗רyomarsayאָמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “say”, an unfinished actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…הֱוֵ֫אhevebeהָוָאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a commandH1933to be (in the sense of existence)be, [idiom] have.אָ֥רֶץaretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.וְגֶ֥שֶׁםvegeshemand showerגֶּשֶׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and shower”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1653a showerrain, shower.מָטָ֑רmatarrainמָטַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rain”, the ordinary formH4306rainrain.וְ֝גֶ֗שֶׁםvegeshemand showerגֶּשֶׁםconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and shower”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1653a showerrain, shower.מִטְר֥וֹתmitrotrainמָטַרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “rain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4306rainrain.עֻזּֽוֹuzvostrengthעֹזnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “strength”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5797strength in various applications (force, security, majesty, praise)boldness, loud, might, power, strength, strong.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he saith to the snow, Fall thou on the earth; Likewise to the shower of rain, And to the showers of his mighty rain.

Young’s Literal Translation

For to snow He saith, 'Be [on] the earth.' And the small rain and great rain of His power.

World English Bible

For he says to the snow, ‘Fall on the earth,’ likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of his mighty rain.

Darby Translation

For he saith to the snow, Fall on the earth! and to the pouring rain, even the pouring rains of his might.

Douay-Rheims

He commandeth the snow to go down upon the earth, and the winter rain, and the shower of his strength.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For He saith to the snow: 'Fall thou on the earth'; likewise to the shower of rain, and to the showers of His mighty rain.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

commanding the snow, Be thou upon the earth, and the stormy rain, and the storm of the showers of his might.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

συντάσσων χιόνι, γίνου ἐπὶ τῆς, γῆς, καὶ χειμὼν ὑετὸς, καὶ χειμὼν ὑετῶν δυναστείας αὐτοῦ.