King James Version

Job 38:25

Who hath divided a watercourse for the overflowing of waters, or a way for the lightning of thunder;

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מִֽיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.פִלַּ֣גfilagdivideפָּלַגverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “divide”, a completed actionH6385to split (literally or figuratively)divide.לַשֶּׁ֣טֶףlashetefto floodשֶׁטֶףpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to flood”, the ordinary formH7858a deluge (literally or figuratively)flood, outrageous, overflowing.תְּעָלָ֑הtealahconduitתְּעָלָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “conduit”, the ordinary formH8585a channel (into which water is raised for irrigation); also a bandage or plaster (as placed upon a wound)conduit, cured, healing, little river, trench, watercourse.וְ֝דֶ֗רֶךְvederekhand alongדֶּרֶךְconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and along”, the ordinary formH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).לַחֲזִ֥יזlachazizto lightningחֲזִיזpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “to lightning”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2385a flash of lightningbright cloud, lightning.קֹלֽוֹתqolotsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, Or the way for the lightning of the thunder;

Young’s Literal Translation

Who hath divided for the flood a conduit? And a way for the lightning of the voices?

World English Bible

Who has cut a channel for the flood water, or the path for the thunderstorm,

Darby Translation

Who hath divided a channel for the rain-flood, and a way for the thunder's flash;

Douay-Rheims

Who gave a course to violent showers, or a way for noisy thunder:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who hath cleft a channel for the waterflood, or a way for the lightning of the thunder;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And who prepared a course for the violent rain, and a way for the thunders;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς δὲ ἡτοίμασεν ὑετῷ λάβρῳ ῥύσιν, ὁδὸν δὲ κυδοιμῶν,