Job 22:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תַּעְתִּ֣יר אֵ֭לָיו וְיִשְׁמָעֶ֑ךָּ וּנְדָרֶ֥יךָ תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃

Transliteration

taʿtîr ʾēlāyw wə-yišmāʿekkā û-nədāreykā təšallēm

Grammar Details

*taʿtîr*: Hiphil imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will pray/entreat
*ʾēlāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him
*wə-yišmāʿekkā*: conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and he will hear you
*û-nədāreykā*: conjunction + noun, masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and your vows
*təšallēm*: Piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will pay/fulfill

Word Meanings

*taʿtîr*: to pray/entreat/plead
*yišmāʿekkā*: to hear/listen to you
*nədāreykā*: your vows/promises
*təšallēm*: to pay/fulfill/complete

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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

Isa 58:9 : 9 Then shalt thou call, and Jehovah will answer; thou shalt cry, and he will say, Here I am. If thou take away from the midst of thee the yoke, the putting forth of the finger, and speaking wickedly;
1 John 5:14-15 : 14 And this is the boldness which we have toward him, that, if we ask anything according to his will, he heareth us: 15 and if we know that he heareth us whatsoever we ask, we know that we have the petitions which we have asked of him.
Ps 50:14-15 : 14 Offer unto God the sacrifice of thanksgiving; And pay thy vows unto the Most High: 15 And call upon me in the day of trouble; I will deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me.
Job 33:26 : 26 He prayeth unto God, and he is favorable unto him, So that he seeth his face with joy: And he restoreth unto man his righteousness.
Ps 66:13-14 : 13 I will come into thy house with burnt-offerings; I will pay thee my vows, 14 Which my lips uttered, And my mouth spake, when I was in distress.
Ps 66:17-20 : 17 I cried unto him with my mouth, And he was extolled with my tongue. 18 If I regard iniquity in my heart, The Lord will not hear: 19 But verily God hath heard; He hath attended to the voice of my prayer. 20 Blessed be God, Who hath not turned away my prayer, Nor his lovingkindness from me.
Ps 91:15 : 15 He shall call upon me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble: I will deliver him, and honor him.
Ps 116:1 : 1 I love Jehovah, because he heareth My voice and my supplications.
Ps 116:14 : 14 I will pay my vows unto Jehovah, Yea, in the presence of all his people.
Eccl 5:4 : 4 When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou vowest.
Job 34:28 : 28 So that they caused the cry of the poor to come unto him, And he heard the cry of the afflicted.
Ps 56:12 : 12 Thy vows are upon me, O God: I will render thank-offerings unto thee.
Jonah 2:9 : 9 But I will sacrifice unto thee with the voice of thanksgiving; I will pay that which I have vowed. Salvation is of Jehovah.

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