Job 28:8 KJV

The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.

Words Then and Now

  • whelps the young of a lion or dog; a cub Still heard today: a whelping box, where a dog gives birth to her pups, as breeders say Webster’s 1828 · Whelp

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

Matthew Henry

  • Concerning wordly wealthJob maintained that the dispensations of Providence were regulated by the highest wisdom. To confirm this, he showed of what a great deal of knowledge and...

Topics

  • Continents General scriptures concerning Continents
  • Job Complaints of, and replies by his three friends to
  • Lion Fierceness of Lion
  • Philosophy A philosophical discussion about wisdom
  • Readings, select Nature’s testimony

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • The lion's שָׁחַץ šāḥaṣ שַׁחַץ Noun · masculine singular
  • whelps בְנֵי bĕnê בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct
  • have not trodden לֹא lōʾ Negative הִדְרִיכֻהוּ hidrîkuhû דָּרַךְ Verb · hiphil perfect, third person common plural · with suffix: third person masculine singular לֹא lōʾ Negative
  • it, nor the fierce lion עָלָיו ʿālāyw Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine singular שָׁחַל šāḥal שַׁחַל Noun · masculine singular
  • passed עָדָה ʿādâ עָדָה Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

Notes, marks, and bookmarks on this verse are in the KJV Bible app.