Job 26:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּ֭רוּחוֹ שָׁמַ֣יִם שִׁפְרָ֑ה חֹֽלֲלָ֥ה יָ֝ד֗וֹ נָחָ֥שׁ בָּרִֽיחַ׃

Transliteration

bĕrûḥô šāmayim šiprāh ḥôlălāh yādô nāḥāš bārîaḥ

Grammar Details

*bĕrûḥô*: preposition + noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - by his breath/spirit
*šāmayim*: noun, masculine plural - heavens
*šiprāh*: Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - are fair/beautiful
*ḥôlălāh*: Polel perfect, 3rd feminine singular - pierced/wounded
*yādô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hand
*nāḥāš*: noun, masculine singular - serpent
*bārîaḥ*: adjective, masculine singular - fleeing/gliding

Word Meanings

*rûḥô*: his breath/spirit/wind
*šiprāh*: made fair/beautified/made clear
*ḥôlălāh*: pierced/wounded/formed/brought forth
*nāḥāš*: serpent/snake
*bārîaḥ*: fleeing/gliding/twisting/bar (could refer to a constellation or mythical creature)

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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 27:1 : 1 In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.
Gen 1:2 : 2 And the earth was waste and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep: and the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
Ps 74:13-14 : 13 Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: Thou brakest the heads of the sea-monsters in the waters. 14 Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces; Thou gavest him to be food to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Ps 104:30 : 30 Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created; And thou renewest the face of the ground.
Ps 33:6-7 : 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth. 7 He gathereth the waters of the sea together as a heap: He layeth up the deeps in store-houses.
Rev 12:9 : 9 And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, he that is called the Devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

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