God & Savior

Proverbs 30:4

Who has ascended to heaven and come down? Who has gathered the wind in His hands? Who has bound up the waters in His cloak? Who has established all the ends of the earth? What is His name, and what is the name of His Son— surely you know!
Proverbs 30:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

מִ֤י עָלָֽה־שָׁמַ֨יִם׀ וַיֵּרַ֡ד מִ֤י אָֽסַף־ר֨וּחַ׀ בְּחָפְנָ֡יו מִ֤י צָֽרַר־מַ֨יִם׀ בַּשִּׂמְלָ֗ה מִ֭י הֵקִ֣ים כָּל־אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ מַה־שְּׁמ֥וֹ וּמַֽה־שֶּׁם־בְּ֝נ֗וֹ כִּ֣י תֵדָֽע׃

  1. מִ֤יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  2. עָלָֽה־'a.lah-“has he gone up”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  3. שָׁמַ֨יִם׀sha.Ma.yim“heaven”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  4. וַיֵּרַ֡דvai.ye.Rad“and has he come down?”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
  5. מִ֤יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  6. אָֽסַף־'a.saf-“has he gathered”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָסַף · “to gather” · Strong's H0622
  7. ר֨וּחַ׀Ru.ach“[the] wind”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from רוּחַ · “breath” · Strong's H7307H
  8. בְּחָפְנָ֡יוbe.cha.fe.Nav“in hands his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֹ֫פֶן · “palm” · Strong's H2651
  9. מִ֤יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  10. צָֽרַר־tza.rar-“has he wrapped”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from צָרַר · “to constrain” · Strong's H6887B
  11. מַ֨יִם׀Ma.yim“[the] waters”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מַי · “water” · Strong's H4325G
  12. בַּשִּׂמְלָ֗הba.sim.Lah“in <the> cloak”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׂמְלָה · “mantle” · Strong's H8071
  13. מִ֭יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  14. הֵקִ֣יםhe.Kim“has he set up”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קוּם · “establish” · Strong's H6965I
  15. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. אַפְסֵי־'af.sei-“[the] ends of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֶ֫פֶס · “end” · Strong's H0657A
  17. אָ֑רֶץ'A.retz“[the] earth”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  18. מַה־mah-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  19. שְּׁמ֥וֹshe.Mo“[is] name his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  20. וּמַֽה־u.mah-“and what?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  21. שֶּׁם־shem-“[is] [the] name of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from שֵׁם · “name” · Strong's H8034
  22. בְּ֝נ֗וֹbe.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  23. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  24. תֵדָֽע׃te.Da'“you know”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)