Job 17:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Where then is my hope? And as for my hope, who shall see it?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֭אַיֵּה אֵפ֣וֹ תִקְוָתִ֑י וְ֝תִקְוָתִ֗י מִ֣י יְשׁוּרֶֽנָּה׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾayyēh ʾēp̄ô ṯiqwāṯî wə-ṯiqwāṯî who yəšûrennâ

Grammar Details

*wə-ʾayyēh*: conjunction + interrogative adverb - and where
*ʾēp̄ô*: adverb - then/now
*ṯiqwāṯî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my hope
*wə-ṯiqwāṯî*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my hope
*yəšûrennâ*: Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he will behold it

Word Meanings

*wə-ʾayyēh*: and where/where, then
*ʾēp̄ô*: then/now/indeed
*ṯiqwāṯî*: my hope/expectation
*yəšûrennâ*: he will behold it/regard it/observe it

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

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.

Word-for-word

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Readability

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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.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
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

Job 13:15 : 15 Behold, he will slay me; I have no hope: Nevertheless I will maintain my ways before him.
Job 19:10 : 10 He hath broken me down on every side, and I am gone; And my hope hath he plucked up like a tree.
Job 4:6 : 6 Is not thy fear [of God] thy confidence, [And] the integrity of thy ways thy hope?
Job 6:11 : 11 What is my strength, that I should wait? And what is mine end, that I should be {H5315} patient?
Job 7:6 : 6 My days are swifter than a weaver's shuttle, And are spent without hope.

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