Job 13:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

This also shall be my salvation, That a godless man shall not come before him.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּם־הוּא־לִ֥י לִֽישׁוּעָ֑ה כִּי־לֹ֥א לְ֝פָנָ֗יו חָנֵ֥ף יָבֽוֹא׃

Transliteration

gam-hûʾ-lî lîšûʿâ kî-lōʾ lepānāyw ḥānēp̄ yābôʾ

Grammar Details

*gam*: adverb - also/indeed
*hûʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - he
*lî*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
*lîšûʿâ*: preposition + noun, feminine singular - for salvation
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*lepānāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - before him
*ḥānēp̄*: adjective, masculine singular - godless/profane
*yābôʾ*: verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will come/enter

Word Meanings

*lîšûʿâ*: for salvation/for deliverance
*ḥānēp̄*: godless/profane/hypocrite

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Isa 12:1-2 : 1 And in that day thou shalt say, I will give thanks unto thee, O Jehovah; for though thou wast angry with me, thine anger is turned away and thou comfortest me. 2 Behold, God is my salvation; I will trust, and will not be afraid; for Jehovah, [even] Jehovah, is my strength and song; and he is become my salvation.
Isa 33:14 : 14 The sinners in Zion are afraid; trembling hath seized the godless ones: Who among us can dwell with the devouring fire? who among us can dwell with everlasting burnings?
Jer 3:23 : 23 Truly in vain is [the help that is looked for] from the hills, the tumult on the mountains: truly in Jehovah our God is the salvation of Israel.
Acts 13:47 : 47 For so hath the Lord commanded us, [saying], I have set thee for a light of the Gentiles, That thou shouldest be for salvation unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Exod 15:2 : 2 Jehovah is my strength and song, And he is become my salvation: This is my God, and I will praise him; My father's God, and I will exalt him.
Job 8:13 : 13 So are the paths of all that forget God; And the hope of the godless man shall perish:
Job 27:8-9 : 8 For what is the hope of the godless, though he get him gain, When God taketh away his soul? 9 Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him? 10 Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?
Job 36:13 : 13 But they that are godless in heart lay up anger: They cry not for help when he bindeth them.
Ps 27:1 : 1 [ A Psalm of David.] Jehovah is my light and my salvation; Whom shall I fear? Jehovah is the strength of my life; Of whom shall I be afraid?
Ps 62:6-7 : 6 He only is my rock and my salvation: [He is] my high tower; I shall not be moved. 7 With God is my salvation and my glory: The rock of my strength, and my refuge, is in God.
Ps 118:14 : 14 Jehovah is my strength and song; And he is become my salvation.
Ps 118:21 : 21 I will give thanks unto thee; for thou hast answered me, And art become my salvation.

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