Job 19:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Whom I, even I, shall see, on my side, And mine eyes shall behold, and not as a stranger. My heart is consumed within me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִ֨י ׀ אֶֽחֱזֶה־לִּ֗י וְעֵינַ֣י רָא֣וּ וְלֹא־זָ֑ר כָּל֖וּ כִלְיֹתַ֣י בְּחֵקִֽי׃‬

Transliteration

ʾăšer ʾănî ʾeḥĕzeh-lî wə-ʿênay rāʾū wə-lō-zār kālū kilyōtay bə-ḥēqî

Grammar Details

*ʾăšer*: relative particle - whom
*ʾănî*: pronoun, 1st person singular - I
*ʾeḥĕzeh-lî*: qal imperfect, 1st person singular + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - I shall see for myself
*wə-ʿênay*: waw conjunction + noun common feminine dual construct + 1st person singular suffix - and my eyes
*rāʾū*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - have seen
*wə-lō-zār*: waw conjunction + negative particle + adjective masculine singular - and not a stranger
*kālū*: qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they are consumed
*kilyōtay*: noun common feminine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my kidneys/inner self
*bə-ḥēqî*: preposition + noun common masculine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix - in my bosom

Word Meanings

*ḥāzāh*: to see/behold/perceive
*ʿayin*: eye/sight/spring
*rāʾāh*: to see/look/perceive
*zār*: stranger/foreigner/estranged
*kālāh*: to be complete/finished/consumed
*kilyāh*: kidney/inner self/mind
*ḥēq*: bosom/lap/chest

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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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.

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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.
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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

Ps 73:26 : 26 My flesh and my heart faileth; [But] God is the strength of my heart and my portion for ever.
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Num 24:17 : 17 I see him, but not now; I behold him, but not nigh: There shall come forth a star out of Jacob, And a sceptre shall rise out of Israel, And shall smite through the corners of Moab, And break down all the sons of tumult.

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