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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.יְסַפֵּ֣רyesapercommuneסָפַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “commune”, an unfinished actionH5608properly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e. (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e. celebratecommune, (ac-) count; declare, number, [phrase] penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk, tell (out), writer.שְׁחָקִ֣יםshechaqimsmall dustשַׁחַקnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “small dust”, the ordinary formH7834a powder (as beaten small); by analogy, a thin vapor; by extension, the firmamentcloud, small dust, heaven, sky.בְּחָכְמָ֑הbechakhemahin wisdomחׇכְמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in wisdom”, the ordinary formH2451wisdom (in a good sense)skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.וְנִבְלֵ֥יvenivleand bottleנֶבֶלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and bottle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5035a skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full); also a lyre (as having a body of like form)bottle, pitcher, psaltery, vessel, viol.שָׁ֝מַ֗יִםshamayimheavenשָׁמַיִםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, 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.יַשְׁכִּֽיבyashkivlieשָׁכַבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lie”, an unfinished actionH7901to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)[idiom] at all, cast down, (lover-)lay (self) (down), (make to) lie (down, down to sleep, still with), lodge, ravish, take rest, sleep, stay.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
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American Standard Version (1901)
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Young’s Literal Translation
Who doth number the clouds by wisdom? And the bottles of the heavens, Who doth cause to lie down,
World English Bible
Who can count the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the containers of the sky,
Darby Translation
Who numbereth the clouds with wisdom? or who poureth out the bottles of the heavens,
Douay-Rheims
Who can declare the order of the heavens, or who can make the harmony of heaven to sleep?
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Who can number the clouds by wisdom? Or who can pour out the bottles of heaven,
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
And who is he that numbers the clouds in wisdom, and has bowed the heaven down to the earth?
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