Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleHe sits enthroned above the circle of the earth; its dwellers are like grasshoppers. He stretches out the heavens like a curtain, and spreads them out like a tent to dwell in. Young's Literal Translation He who is sitting on the circle of the earth, And its inhabitants [are] as grasshoppers, He who is stretching out as a thin thing the heavens, And spreadeth them as a tent to dwell in. King James Bible [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: Hebrew He sits enthronedהַיֹּשֵׁב֙ (hay·yō·šêḇ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry above עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the circle ח֣וּג (ḥūḡ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 2329: Vault, horizon of the earth; הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land its dwellers וְיֹשְׁבֶ֖יהָ (wə·yō·šə·ḇe·hā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | third person feminine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry are like grasshoppers. כַּחֲגָבִ֑ים (ka·ḥă·ḡā·ḇîm) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 2284: Locust, grasshopper He stretches out הַנּוֹטֶ֤ה (han·nō·w·ṭeh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 5186: To stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend the heavens שָׁמַ֔יִם (šā·ma·yim) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky like a curtain, כַדֹּק֙ (ḵad·dōq) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1852: Something crumbling, fine and spreads them out וַיִּמְתָּחֵ֥ם (way·yim·tā·ḥêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 4969: To stretch out like a tent כָּאֹ֖הֶל (kā·’ō·hel) Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 168: A tent to live in. לָשָֽׁבֶת׃ (lā·šā·ḇeṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry |
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