Job 38:18

Hebrew	הִ֭תְבֹּנַנְתָּ עַד רַחֲבֵי אָ֑רֶץplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֶרֶץ hebrew Meaning: * Earth (e.g. Genesis 1:1) or world * Land * Countries or country The word אֶרֶץ can designate the whole of planet earth, or the inhabitable world or the national territory or ground. When coupled with heavens (שָׁמַיִם), the phrase indicates the entire created order.Genesis 12:1 הַ֝גֵּ֗ד אִם יָדַ֥עְתָּ כֻלָּֽהּ
ESV	Have you comprehended the expanse of the earth? Declare, if you know all this.
NIV	Have you comprehended the vast expanses of the earth? Tell me, if you know all this.
NLT	Do you realize the extent of the earth? Tell me about it if you know!
LXX	νενουθέτησαι 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. τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εὖρος τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὑπ οὐρανόνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός Meaning: * The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens 278 occurrences in the New Testament. Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9 ἀνάγγειλον δή μοι πόση τίς ἐστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί 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.
KJV	Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

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