Job 28:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He cutteth out channels among the rocks; And his eye seeth every precious thing.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בַּ֭צּוּרוֹת יְאֹרִ֣ים בִּקֵּ֑עַ וְכָל־יְ֝קָ֗ר רָאֲתָ֥ה עֵינֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

In-the-ṣûrôṯ yəʾōrîm biqqēaʿ and-all-yəqār rāʾăṯāh ʿênô

Grammar Details

*ṣûrôṯ*: noun, feminine, plural, absolute - rocks
*yəʾōrîm*: noun, masculine, plural, absolute - streams/channels
*biqqēaʿ*: verb, piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he cuts through/cleaves
*yəqār*: noun, masculine, singular, absolute - precious/valuable
*rāʾăṯāh*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she sees
*ʿênô*: noun, feminine, singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his eye

Word Meanings

*ṣûrôṯ*: rocks/cliffs/crags
*yəʾōrîm*: streams/channels/galleries/tunnels
*biqqēaʿ*: cuts/cleaves/splits open
*yəqār*: precious thing/valuable thing/treasure

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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

Prov 14:23 : 23 In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.
Prov 24:4 : 4 And by knowledge are the chambers filled With all precious and pleasant riches.
Hab 3:9 : 9 Thy bow was made quite bare; The oaths to the tribes were a [sure] word. Selah. Thou didst cleave the earth with rivers.

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