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Job 28:12

Hebrew
ESV
“But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
NIV
“But where can wisdom be found? Where does understanding dwell?
NLT
“But do people know where to find wisdom? Where can they find understanding?
LXX
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greek

The definite article
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greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
σοφία πόθεν εὑρέθη ποῖος δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
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greek

εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”).

It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g.
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greek

The definite article
ἐπιστήμης
KJV
But where shall wisdom be found? and where is the place of understanding?

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