Job 18:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

A noose is hid for him in the ground, And a trap for him in the way.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

טָמוּן בָּאָרֶץ חַבְלוֹ וּמַלְכֻּדְתּוֹ עֲלֵי נָתִיב

Transliteration

ṭāmûn bāʾāreṣ ḥaḇlô ûmalkudtô ʿălê nāṯîḇ

Grammar Details

*ṭāmûn*: Qal passive participle, masculine singular - hidden
*bāʾāreṣ*: preposition + definite article + noun, feminine singular - in the ground
*ḥaḇlô*: noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his rope
*ûmalkudtô*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his trap
*ʿălê*: preposition - upon
*nāṯîḇ*: noun, masculine singular - path

Word Meanings

*ṭāmûn*: hidden/concealed/buried
*bāʾāreṣ*: in the ground/earth/land
*ḥaḇlô*: his rope/cord/snare
*ûmalkudtô*: and his trap/snare
*ʿălê nāṯîḇ*: upon the path/trail/way

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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

Ps 11:6 : 6 Upon the wicked he will rain snares; Fire and brimstone and burning wind shall be the portion of their cup.
Ezek 12:13 : 13 My net also will I spread upon him, and he shall be taken in my snare; and I will bring him to Babylon to the land of the Chaldeans; yet shall he not see it, though he shall die there.
Rom 11:9 : 9 And David saith, Let their table be made {G1519} a snare, and {G1519} a trap, And {G1519} a stumblingblock, and {G1519} a recompense unto them:

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