Job 38:21
Strong's Lexicon
Surely you know,
יָ֭דַעְתָּ (yā·ḏa‘·tā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3045: 1) to know 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to know 1a1a) to know, learn to know 1a1b) to perceive 1a1c) to perceive and see, find out and discern 1a1d) to discriminate, distinguish 1a1e) to know by experience 1a1f) to recognise, admit, acknowledge, confess 1a1g) to consider 1a2) to know, be acquainted with 1a3) to know (a person carnally) 1a4) to know how, be skilful in 1a5) to have knowledge, be wise 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be made known, be or become known, be revealed 1b2) to make oneself known 1b3) to be perceived 1b4) to be instructed 1c) (Piel) to cause to know 1d) (Poal) to cause to know 1e) (Pual) 1e1) to be known 1e2) known, one known, acquaintance (participle) 1f) (Hiphil) to make known, declare 1g) (Hophal) to be made known 1h) (Hithpael) to make oneself known, reveal oneself

for
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore

you were already
אָ֣ז (’āz)
Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 227: 1) then, at that time 1a) temporal expressions 1a1) then (past) 1a2) then, if...then (future) 1a3) earlier 1b) logical expressions 1b1) in that case 1b2) that (being so)

born !
תִּוָּלֵ֑ד (tiw·wā·lêḏ)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3205: 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree)

And the number
וּמִסְפַּ֖ר (ū·mis·par)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 4557: 1) number, tale 1a) number 1a1) number 1a2) innumerable (with negative) 1a3) few, numerable (alone) 1a4) by count, in number, according to number (with prep) 1b) recounting, relation

of your days
יָמֶ֣יךָ (yā·me·ḵā)
Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3117: 1) day, time, year 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow

is great !
רַבִּֽים׃ (rab·bîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Surely you know, for you were already born! And the number of your days is great!

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast known—for then thou art born And the number of thy days [are] many!

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don’t you know? You were already  born;  you have lived so long ! 

New American Standard Bible
"You know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great!

King James Bible
Knowest thou [it], because thou wast then born? or [because] the number of thy days [is] great?
Parallel Verses
New International Version
Surely you know, for you were already born! You have lived so many years!

New Living Translation
But of course you know all this! For you were born before it was all created, and you are so very experienced!

English Standard Version
You know, for you were born then, and the number of your days is great!

New American Standard Bible
"You know, for you were born then, And the number of your days is great!

King James Bible
Knowest thou it, because thou wast then born? or because the number of thy days is great?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Don't you know? You were already born; you have lived so long!

International Standard Version
You should know! After all, you had been born back then, so the number of your days is great!

NET Bible
You know, for you were born before them; and the number of your days is great!

American Standard Version
Doubtless , thou knowest, for thou wast then born, And the number of thy days is great!

English Revised Version
Doubtless, thou knowest, for thou wast then born, and the number of thy days is great!

Young's Literal Translation
Thou hast known -- for then thou art born And the number of thy days are many!
















Cross References
Job 15:7
Art thou the first man that was born? or wast thou made before the hills?

Job 38:22
Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou seen the treasures of the hail,

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 38:20
That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths to the house thereof?

Job 38:19
Where is the way where light dwelleth? and as for darkness, where is the place thereof,

Job 38:18
Hast thou perceived the breadth of the earth? declare if thou knowest it all.

Job 38:23
Which I have reserved against the time of trouble, against the day of battle and war?

Job 38:24
By what way is the light parted, which scattereth the east wind upon the earth?
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