Job 27:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Will he delight himself in the Almighty, And call upon God at all times?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־עַל־שַׁדַּ֥י יִתְעַנָּ֑ג יִקְרָ֖א אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּכָל־עֵֽת׃

Transliteration

ʾim-ʿal-šadday yiṯʿannāḡ yiqrāʾ ʾĕlôah bəḵol-ʿēṯ

Grammar Details

*ʾim-ʿal-šadday*: interrogative particle + preposition + noun masculine singular - if upon the Almighty
*yiṯʿannāḡ*: Hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will delight himself
*yiqrāʾ*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will call
*ʾĕlôah*: noun masculine singular - God
*bəḵol-ʿēṯ*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct + noun feminine singular - in all time/always

Word Meanings

*šadday*: Almighty/All-sufficient One
*ʿānaḡ*: delight oneself/take pleasure in
*qārāʾ*: call/call out/proclaim
*ʾĕlôah*: God/deity
*ʿēṯ*: time/occasion/season

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About this Translation

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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💎 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.

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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

Job 22:26-27 : 26 For then shalt thou delight thyself in the Almighty, And shalt lift up thy face unto God. 27 Thou shalt make thy prayer unto him, and he will hear thee; And thou shalt pay thy vows.
Ps 37:4 : 4 Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.
Ps 43:4 : 4 Then will I go unto the altar of God, Unto God my exceeding joy; And upon the harp will I praise thee, O God, my God.
Ps 78:34-36 : 34 When he slew them, then they inquired after him; And they returned and sought God earnestly. 35 And they remembered that God was their rock, And the Most High God their redeemer. 36 But they flattered him with their mouth, And lied unto him with their tongue.
Hab 3:18 : 18 Yet I will rejoice in Jehovah, I will joy in the God of my salvation.
Matt 13:21 : 21 yet hath he not root in himself, but endureth for a while; and when tribulation or persecution ariseth because of the word, straightway he stumbleth.
Luke 18:1 : 1 And he spake a parable unto them to the end that they ought always to pray, and not to faint;
Acts 10:2 : 2 a devout man, and one that feared God with all his house, who gave much alms to the people, and prayed to God always.
Eph 6:18 : 18 with all prayer {G1722} {G2540} {G3956} and supplication praying at all seasons in the Spirit, and watching {G846} thereunto {G5124} in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints,
1 Thess 5:17 : 17 pray without ceasing;

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