Job 21:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

His pails are full of milk, And the marrow of his bones is moistened.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֲ֭טִינָיו מָלְא֣וּ חָלָ֑ב וּמֹ֖חַ עַצְמוֹתָ֣יו יְשֻׁקֶּֽה׃

Transliteration

ʿăṭînāyw mālʾû ḥālāb û-mōaḥ ʿaṣmôtāyw yəšuqqeh

Grammar Details

*ʿăṭînāyw*: noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pails/sides
*mālʾû*: Qal perfect, 3rd person common plural - are full
*ḥālāb*: noun masculine singular - milk
*û-mōaḥ*: conjunctive waw + noun masculine singular construct - and marrow of
*ʿaṣmôtāyw*: noun feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his bones
*yəšuqqeh*: Pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is moistened/watered

Word Meanings

*ʿāṭîn*: pail/vessel/side/body (rare word, meaning uncertain)
*mālēʾ*: to be full/filled
*ḥālāb*: milk/cream
*mōaḥ*: marrow
*ʿeṣem*: bone
*šāqâ*: to water/irrigate/give to drink

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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
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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

Prov 3:8 : 8 It will be health to thy navel, And marrow to thy bones.
Job 15:27 : 27 Because he hath covered his face with his fatness, And gathered fat upon his loins;
Ps 17:10 : 10 They are inclosed in their own fat: With their mouth they speak proudly.

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