KJV: Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
YLT: Who hath measured in the hollow of his hand the waters? And the heavens by a span hath meted out, And comprehended in a measure the dust of the earth, And hath weighed in scales the mountains, And the hills in a balance?
Darby: Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out the heavens with his span, and grasped the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in a balance, and the hills in scales?
ASV: Who hath measured the waters in the hollow of his hand, and meted out heaven with the span, and comprehended the dust of the earth in a measure, and weighed the mountains in scales, and the hills in a balance?
מָדַ֨ד | has measured |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: מָדַד Sense: to measure, stretch. |
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בְּשָׁעֳל֜וֹ | in the hollow of His hand |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֹׁעַל Sense: hollow hand, hollow of hand, handful. |
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מַ֗יִם | the waters |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מַיִם Sense: water, waters. |
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וְשָׁמַ֙יִם֙ | and heaven |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky. |
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בַּזֶּ֣רֶת | with a span |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: זֶרֶת Sense: span. |
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תִּכֵּ֔ן | Measured |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: תָּכַן Sense: to regulate, measure, estimate, ponder, balance, make even, level, weigh, be equal, be weighed out, test, prove. |
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וְכָ֥ל | and calculated |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כּוּל Sense: to seize, contain, measure. |
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בַּשָּׁלִ֖שׁ | in a measure |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: שָׁלִישׁ Sense: third part. |
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עֲפַ֣ר | the dust |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: עָפָר Sense: dry earth, dust, powder, ashes, earth, ground, mortar, rubbish. |
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הָאָ֑רֶץ | of the earth |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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וְשָׁקַ֤ל | and Weighed |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁקַל Sense: to weigh, weigh out, pay out. |
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בַּפֶּ֙לֶס֙ | in scales |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: פֶּלֶס Sense: balance, scale. |
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הָרִ֔ים | the mountains |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount. |
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וּגְבָע֖וֹת | and the hills |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural Root: גִּבְעָה Sense: hill. |
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؟ בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם | in a balance |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, md Root: מֹאזְנַיִם Sense: scales, balances. |