Job 38:5
Modern Translations
New International Version
Who marked off its dimensions? Surely you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?

New Living Translation
Who determined its dimensions and stretched out the surveying line?

English Standard Version
Who determined its measurements—surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?

Berean Study Bible
Who fixed its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched a measuring line across it?

New American Standard Bible
Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the measuring line over it?

NASB 1995
Who set its measurements? Since you know. Or who stretched the line on it?

NASB 1977
Who set its measurements, since you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

Amplified Bible
“Who determined the measurements [of the earth], if you know? Or who stretched the [measuring] line on it?

Christian Standard Bible
Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who fixed its dimensions? Certainly you know! Who stretched a measuring line across it?

Contemporary English Version
Doubtless you know who decided its length and width.

Good News Translation
Who decided how large it would be? Who stretched the measuring line over it? Do you know all the answers?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Who determined its dimensions? Certainly, you know! Who stretched a measuring line over it?

International Standard Version
Who set its measurement? Am I to assume you know? Who stretched a boundary line over it?

NET Bible
Who set its measurements--if you know--or who stretched a measuring line across it?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

New King James Version
Who determined its measurements? Surely you know! Or who stretched the line upon it?

King James 2000 Bible
Who has determined the measures thereof, if you know? or who has stretched the line upon it?

New Heart English Bible
Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

World English Bible
Who determined its measures, if you know? Or who stretched the line on it?

American King James Version
Who has laid the measures thereof, if you know? or who has stretched the line on it?

American Standard Version
Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?

A Faithful Version
Who has determined its measurements, if you know? Or who has stretched the line upon it?

Darby Bible Translation
Who set the measures thereof -- if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?

English Revised Version
Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who stretched the line upon it?

Webster's Bible Translation
Who hath laid the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
Who hath layde the measures thereof, if thou knowest, or who hath stretched the line ouer it:

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Who hath measured it, knowest thou? or who hath spread the lyne vpon it?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Who hath measured it, knowest thou? Or, who hath spred ye lyne vpon it?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Who placed its measures—if you know? Or who has stretched out a line on it?

Young's Literal Translation
Who placed its measures -- if thou knowest? Or who hath stretched out upon it a line?

Smith's Literal Translation
Who set its measures, if thou shalt know? or who stretched the line upon it?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Who set its measurements, if you know, or who stretched a line over it?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Who set down its measurements, if you know, and who has stretched a cord upon it?

Lamsa Bible
Who has laid its measures, if you know? Or who has stretched the line upon it?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Who determined the measures thereof, if thou knowest? Or who stretched the line upon it?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
who set the measures of it, if thou knowest? or who stretched a line upon it?
















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