Job 38:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?”

Job 38:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Job 38:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Job 38:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?”

Job 38:20 — World English Bible

Job 38:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof? ”

Job 38:20 — American Standard Version

Job 38:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.”

Job 38:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Job 38:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house? ”

Job 38:20 — Darby Translation

Job 38:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“That thou shouldest receiue it in the boundes thereof, and that thou shouldest knowe the paths to the house thereof?”

Job 38:20 — Geneva Bible

Job 38:20 in Context — Job 38

18 Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

19 Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

20 That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

21 Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

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What Does Job 38:20 Mean?

Job 38:20 is a verse from the Book of Job, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Job chapter 38. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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