Job 38:4-6

American Standard Version

⁴Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
Declare, ^[a]if thou hast understanding.
⁵Who determined the measures thereof, ^[b]if thou knowest?
Or who stretched the line upon it?
⁶Whereupon were the ^[c]foundations thereof ^[d]fastened?
Or who laid the corner-stone thereof,

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Footnotes

Job 38:4 Hebrew if thou knowest understanding.
Job 38:5 Or, seeing
Job 38:6 Hebrew sockets.
Job 38:6 Hebrew made to sink.

Job 38:4-6

New International Version

⁴“Where were you when I laid the earth’s foundation?^(A)
    Tell me, if you understand.^(B)
⁵Who marked off its dimensions?^(C) Surely you know!
    Who stretched a measuring line^(D) across it?
⁶On what were its footings set,^(E)
    or who laid its cornerstone^(F)—