Parallel Verses
A Conservative Version
that thou should take it to the bound of it, and that thou should discern the paths to the house of it?
New American Standard Bible
And that you may discern the paths to its
King James Version
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?
Holman Bible
Are you familiar with the paths to its home?
International Standard Version
Can you take it to its homeland, since you know the path to his house?
American Standard Version
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, And that thou shouldest discern the paths to the house thereof?
Amplified
That you may take it to its territory
And that you may know the paths to its house?
Bible in Basic English
So that you might take it to its limit, guiding it to its house?
Darby Translation
That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house?
Julia Smith Translation
That thou shalt take it to its bound, and that thou shalt understand the beaten paths of its house?
King James 2000
That you should take it to its domain, and that you should know the paths to its home?
Lexham Expanded Bible
that you may take it to its territory, and that you might discern the paths to its home?
Modern King James verseion
that you should take it to its boundary, and that you should know the paths to its house?
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
that thou mayest bring us unto their quarters, if thou canst tell the way to their houses.
NET Bible
that you may take them to their borders and perceive the pathways to their homes?
New Heart English Bible
that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?
The Emphasized Bible
That thou mayest conduct it unto the bound thereof, and that thou mayest perceive the paths to its house.
Webster
That thou shouldest take it to its bound, and that thou shouldest know the paths to its house?
World English Bible
that you should take it to its bound, that you should discern the paths to its house?
Youngs Literal Translation
That thou dost take it unto its boundary, And that thou dost understand The paths of its house.
Interlinear
Laqach
Biyn
Word Count of 20 Translations in Job 38:20
Verse Info
Context Readings
Yahweh Interrogates Job
19 Where is the way to the dwelling of light? And as for darkness, where is the place of it 20 that thou should take it to the bound of it, and that thou should discern the paths to the house of it? 21 Thou know, for thou were born then, and the number of thy days is great!
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Cross References
Genesis 10:19
And the border of the Canaanite was from Sidon, as thou go toward Gerar, to Gaza, as thou go toward Sodom and Gomorrah and Admah and Zeboiim, to Lasha.
Genesis 23:17
So the field of Ephron, which was in Machpelah, which was before Mamre, the field, and the cave which was in it, and all the trees that were in the field, that were in all the border of it round about, were made sure
Job 26:10
He has described a boundary upon the face of the waters, to the confines of light and darkness.