Job 10:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חַיִּ֣ים וָ֭חֶסֶד עָשִׂ֣יתָ עִמָּדִ֑י וּ֝פְקֻדָּתְךָ֗ שָֽׁמְרָ֥ה רוּחִֽי׃

Transliteration

ḥayyîm and ḥesed ʿāśîtā with me and pəquddātəkā šāmərâ rûḥî

Grammar Details

*ḥayyîm*: noun, masculine plural - life
*ḥesed*: noun, masculine singular - lovingkindness
*ʿāśîtā*: Qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you did/made
*pəquddātəkā*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your care/visitation
*šāmərâ*: Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - preserved
*rûḥî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person suffix - my spirit

Word Meanings

*ḥayyîm*: life/living
*ḥesed*: lovingkindness/steadfast love/mercy
*ʿāśîtā*: you did/you made/you showed
*pəquddātəkā*: your care/your visitation/your providence
*šāmərâ*: preserved/guarded/protected
*rûḥî*: my spirit/my breath/my life

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Gen 19:19 : 19 behold now, thy servant hath found favor in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy lovingkindness, which thou hast showed unto me in saving my life; and I cannot escape to the mountain, lest evil overtake me, and I die:
Job 33:4 : 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
Matt 6:25 : 25 Therefore I say unto you, be not anxious for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than the food, and the body than the raiment?
Acts 17:25 : 25 neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Acts 17:28 : 28 for in him we live, and move, and have our being; as certain even of your own poets have said, For we are also his offspring.

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