Job 14:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

My transgression is sealed up in a bag, And thou fastenest up mine iniquity.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

חָתֻ֣ם בִּצְר֣וֹר פִּשְׁעִ֑י וַ֝תִּטְפֹּ֗ל עַל־עֲוֺנִֽי׃

Transliteration

ḥātum biṣrôr pišʿî wattiṭpōl ʿal-ʿăwōnî

Grammar Details

*ḥātum*: verb, qal passive participle, masculine, singular - sealed up
*biṣrôr*: preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - in a bag/bundle
*pišʿî*: noun, masculine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my transgression
*wattiṭpōl*: conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular - and you cover over/plaster over
*ʿal*: preposition - over/upon
*ʿăwōnî*: noun, masculine, singular, construct + 1st person, singular, suffix - my iniquity

Word Meanings

*ḥātum*: sealed/sealed up/secured
*ṣərôr*: bag/bundle/pouch
*pišʿî*: my transgression/my rebellion/my offense
*wattiṭpōl*: you cover over/you plaster over/you patch up
*ʿăwōnî*: my iniquity/my guilt/my punishment

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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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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

Deut 32:34 : 34 Is not this laid up in store with me, Sealed up among my treasures?
Hos 13:12 : 12 The iniquity of Ephraim is bound up; his sin is laid up in store.
Job 21:19 : 19 [Ye say], God layeth up his iniquity for his children. Let him recompense it unto himself, that he may know it:

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