Job 13:21

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Withdraw thy hand far from me; And let not thy terror make me afraid.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כַּ֭פְּךָ מֵעָלַ֣י הַרְחַ֑ק וְ֝אֵ֥מָתְךָ֗ אַֽל־תְּבַעֲתַֽנִּי׃

Transliteration

kappekā mēʿālay harḥaq weʾēmāt̄ekā ʾal-tebaʿăt̄annî

Grammar Details

*kappekā*: noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your palm/hand
*mēʿālay*: preposition + preposition with 1st person singular suffix - from upon me
*harḥaq*: verb, Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - remove far
*weʾēmāt̄ekā*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - and your terror
*ʾal*: negative particle - not
*tebaʿăt̄annî*: verb, Piel jussive, 2nd person masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - let it terrify me

Word Meanings

*kappekā*: your hand/your power
*harḥaq*: withdraw/remove/take away
*ʾēmāt̄ekā*: your terror/your dread/your fear
*tebaʿăt̄annî*: terrify me/frighten me

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 9:34 : 34 Let him take his rod away from me, And let not his terror make me afraid:
Job 33:7 : 7 Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, Neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
Ps 39:10 : 10 Remove thy stroke away from me: I am consumed by the blow of thy hand.
Ps 119:120 : 120 My flesh trembleth for fear of thee; And I am afraid of thy judgments.
Job 10:20 : 20 Are not my days few? cease then, And let me alone, that I may take comfort a little,
Job 13:11 : 11 Shall not his majesty make you afraid, And his dread fall upon you?
Job 22:15-17 : 15 Wilt thou keep the old way Which wicked men have trodden? 16 Who were snatched away before their time, Whose foundation was poured out as a stream, 17 Who said unto God, Depart from us; And, What can the Almighty do for us?

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