King James Version

Job 38:12

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; and caused the dayspring to know his place;

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הְֽ֭מִיָּמֶיךָhemiyameykhafrom as long asיוֹםparticle, interrogative, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from as long as”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3117a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)age, [phrase] always, [phrase] chronicals, continually(-ance), daily, ((birth-), each, to) day, (now a, two) days (agone), [phrase] elder, [idiom] end, [phrase] evening, [phrase] (for) ever(-lasting, -more), [idiom] full, life, as (so) lon…צִוִּ֣יתָtsivitaappointצָוָהverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “appoint”, a completed actionH6680(intensively) to constitute, enjoinappoint, (for-) bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.בֹּ֑קֶרboqerdayבֹּקֶרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.ידעתהydthknowיָדַעverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…שחרshchrearlyשַׁחַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “early”, the ordinary formH7837dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.יִדַּ֖עְתָּהyidatahknowיָדַעverb, piel, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…הַשַּׁ֣חַרhashacharthe earlyשַׁחַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the early”, the ordinary formH7837dawn (literal, figurative or adverbial)day(-spring), early, light, morning, whence riseth.מְקֹמֽוֹmeqomvocountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began , And caused the dayspring to know its place;

Young’s Literal Translation

Hast thou commanded morning since thy days? Causest thou the dawn to know its place?

World English Bible

“Have you commanded the morning in your days, and caused the dawn to know its place,

Darby Translation

Hast thou since thy days commanded the morning? hast thou caused the dawn to know its place,

Douay-Rheims

Didst thou since thy birth command the morning, and shew the dawning of the day its place?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days began, and caused the dayspring to know its place;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Or did I order the morning light in thy time; and did the morning star then first see his appointed place;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ ἐπὶ σοῦ συντέταχα φέγγος πρωϊνόν; Ἑωσφόρος δὲ ἶδε τὴν ἑαυτοῦ τάξιν,