KJV: He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the earth upon nothing.
YLT: Stretching out the north over desolation, Hanging the earth upon nothing,
Darby: He stretcheth out the north over empty space, he hangeth the earth upon nothing;
ASV: He stretcheth out the north over empty space, And hangeth the earth upon nothing.
נֹטֶ֣ה | He stretches out |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: נָטָה Sense: to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow. |
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צָפ֣וֹן | the north |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: צָפֹון Sense: north (of direction), northward. |
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עַל־ | over |
Parse: Preposition Root: עַל Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against. |
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תֹּ֑הוּ | the empty space |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: תֹּהוּ Sense: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptiness. |
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תֹּ֥לֶה | [He] hangs |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: תָּלָה Sense: to hang. |
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אֶ֝֗רֶץ | earth |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: אֶרֶץ Sense: land, earth. |
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בְּלִי־ | nothing |
Parse: Adverb Root: בְּלִימָה Sense: nothingness. |
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מָֽה | what [is] |
Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |