Job 16:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Even now, behold, my witness is in heaven, And he that voucheth for me is on high.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּם־עַ֭תָּה הִנֵּה־בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם עֵדִ֑י וְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗י בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃

Transliteration

gam-ʿattāh hinnēh-baššāmayim ʿēdî wə-śāhădî bammərômîm

Grammar Details

*gam-ʿattāh*: adverb + adverb - even now
*hinnēh-baššāmayim*: interjection + preposition + noun masculine plural - behold in the heavens
*ʿēdî*: noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my witness
*wə-śāhădî*: conjunction + noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and my testimony
*bammərômîm*: preposition + article + noun masculine plural - in the heights

Word Meanings

*gam*: also, moreover, even
*ʿattāh*: now, at this time
*hinnēh*: behold, look, see
*šāmayim*: heaven, sky
*ʿēdî*: witness, testimony
*śāhădî*: witness, testimony
*mərômîm*: heights, high places

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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

Rom 1:9 : 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit in the gospel of his Son, how unceasingly I make mention of you, always in my prayers
Rom 9:1 : 1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience bearing witness with me in the Holy Spirit,
2 Cor 1:23 : 23 But I call God for a witness upon my soul, that to spare you I forbare to come unto Corinth.
2 Cor 11:31 : 31 The God and Father of the Lord Jesus, {G5547} he who is blessed for evermore knoweth that I lie not.
1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;
1 Thess 2:10 : 10 Ye are witnesses, and God [also], how holily and righteously and unblameably we behaved ourselves toward you that believe:
Gen 31:50 : 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, and if thou shalt take wives besides my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.
1 Sam 12:5 : 5 And he said unto them, Jehovah is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found aught in my hand. And they said, He is witness.
Job 25:2 : 2 Dominion and fear are with him; He maketh peace in his high places.
Ps 113:5 : 5 Who is like unto Jehovah our God, That hath his seat on high,

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