Job 27:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

(For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־כָל־ע֣וֹד נִשְׁמָתִ֣י בִ֑י וְר֖וּחַ אֱל֣וֹהַּ בְּאַפִּֽי׃

Transliteration

kî-kol-ʿôd nišmāṯî ḇî wə-rûaḥ ʾĕlôah bəʾappî

Grammar Details

*kî-kol-ʿôd*: conjunction + noun masculine singular construct + adverb - for all time that/as long as
*nišmāṯî*: noun feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my breath
*ḇî*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - in me
*wə-rûaḥ*: conjunction + noun feminine singular construct - and breath/spirit of
*ʾĕlôah*: noun masculine singular - God
*bəʾappî*: preposition + noun masculine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my nostrils

Word Meanings

*nəšāmâ*: breath/spirit
*rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/wind
*ʾĕlôah*: God/deity
*ʾap̄*: nostril/nose/face/anger

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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

Gen 2:7 : 7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Job 33:4 : 4 The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.
Isa 2:22 : 22 Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils; for wherein is he to be accounted of?
Acts 17:25 : 25 neither is he served by men's hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Job 32:8 : 8 But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

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