Job 25:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

How much less man, that is a worm! And the son of man, that is a worm!

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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.

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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

Ps 22:6 : 6 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised of the people.
Isa 41:14 : 14 Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith Jehovah, and thy Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel.
Gen 18:27 : 27 And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, who am but dust and ashes:
Job 4:19 : 19 How much more them that dwell in houses of clay, Whose foundation is in the dust, Who are crushed before the moth!
Job 7:17 : 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,

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3Jehovah, what is man, that thou takest knowledge of him? Or the son of man, that thou makest account of him?
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13That against God thou turnest thy spirit, And lettest words go out of thy mouth?
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4What is man, that thou art mindful of him? And the son of man, that thou visitest him?
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10Whatsoever hath been, the name thereof was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him that is mightier than he.
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Job 7:5
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Job 14:1-3
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1Man, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.
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22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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17Shall mortal man be more just than God? Shall a man be more pure than his Maker?
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4Hast thou eyes of flesh? Or seest thou as man seeth?
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