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מִיmiwhoמִיparticle, 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.שָׂ֣םsamputשׂוּםverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “put”, a completed actionH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…מְ֭מַדֶּיהָmemadeyhameasureמֵמַדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “measure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4461a measuremeasure.כִּ֣יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…תֵדָ֑עtedaknowיָדַעverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, an unfinished 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…א֤וֹvoalsoאוֹconjunction — “also”H176desire (and so probably in Proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also ifalso, and, either, if, at the least, [idiom] nor, or, otherwise, then, whether.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.נָטָ֖הnatahspreadנָטָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “spread”, a completed actionH5186to stretch or spread out; by implication, to bend away (including moral deflection); used in a great variety of application[phrase] afternoon, apply, bow (down, -ing), carry aside, decline, deliver, extend, go down, be gone, incline, intend, lay, let down, offer, outstretched, overthrown, pervert, pitch, prolong, put away, shew, spread (out), stretch (forth, o…עָלֶ֣יהָaleyhaaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…קָּֽוqavcorrected toקַוnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “corrected to”, the ordinary formH6957a cord (as connecting), especially formeasuring; figuratively, a rule; also a rim, a musical string or accordline. Compare H6978 (קַו־קַו)lemma קַו־קַי yod, corrected to קַו־קַו.
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
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American Standard Version (1901)
Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
Young’s Literal Translation
Who placed its measures — if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line?
World English Bible
Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?
Darby Translation
Who set the measures thereof — if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?
Douay-Rheims
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
who set the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?
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