Job 28:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The topaz of Ethiopia shall not equal it, Neither shall it be valued with pure gold.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹֽא־יַ֭עַרְכֶנָּה פִּטְדַת־כּ֑וּשׁ בְּכֶ֥תֶם טָ֝ה֗וֹר לֹ֣א תְסֻלֶּֽה׃ פ

Transliteration

Not-yaʿarḵennāh piṭḏaṯ-kûš with-keṯem ṭāhôr not təsulleh

Grammar Details

*yaʿarḵennāh*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular suffix - he compares it
*piṭḏaṯ*: noun, feminine, singular, construct - topaz of
*kûš*: proper noun, location - Cush/Ethiopia
*keṯem*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - gold
*ṭāhôr*: adjective, masculine, singular, absolute - pure
*təsulleh*: verb, pual imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is valued

Word Meanings

*yaʿarḵennāh*: compares it/arranges against it/values it against
*piṭḏaṯ*: topaz/chrysolite/peridot
*kûš*: Cush/Ethiopia
*keṯem* *ṭāhôr*: pure gold/refined gold
*təsulleh*: is valued/weighed/compared

ℹ️

About this Translation

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.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 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

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Exod 28:17 : 17 And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;
Exod 39:10 : 10 And they set in it four rows of stones. A row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle was the first row;
Ezek 28:13 : 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was in you; in the day that you were created they were prepared.
Rev 21:20 : 20 the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
Prov 8:19 : 19 My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Job 28:12-18
7 verses
89%
12But where shall wisdom be found? And where is the place of understanding?
13Man knoweth not the price thereof; Neither is it found in the land of the living.
14The deep saith, It is not in me; And the sea saith, It is not with me.
15It cannot be gotten for gold, Neither shall silver be weighed for the price thereof.
16It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, With the precious onyx, or the sapphire.
17Gold and glass cannot equal it, Neither shall it be exchanged for jewels of fine gold.
18No mention shall be made of coral or of crystal: Yea, the price of wisdom is above rubies.
Job 28:20
78%
20Whence then cometh wisdom? And where is the place of understanding?
Prov 8:10-11
2 verses
78%
10Receive my instruction, and not silver; And knowledge rather than choice gold.
11For wisdom is better than rubies; And all the things that may be desired are not to be compared unto it.
Job 28:6-7
2 verses
78%
6The stones thereof are the place of sapphires, And it hath dust of gold.
7That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon's eye seen it:
Prov 3:14-16
3 verses
75%
14For the gaining of it is better than the gaining of silver, And the profit thereof than fine gold.
15She is more precious than rubies: And none of the things thou canst desire are to be compared unto her.
16Length of days is in her right hand; In her left hand are riches and honor.
Prov 20:14-15
2 verses
74%
14It is bad, it is bad, saith the buyer; But when he is gone his way, then he boasteth.
15There is gold, and abundance of rubies; But the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Gen 2:11-12
2 verses
74%
11The name of the first is Pishon: that is it which compasseth the whole land of Havilah, where there is gold;
12and the gold of that land is good: there is bdellium and the onyx stone.
Job 36:19
74%
19Will thy cry avail, [that thou be] not in distress, Or all the forces of [thy] strength?
Job 22:24
70%
24And lay thou [thy] treasure in the dust, And [the gold of] Ophir among the stones of the brooks;
Job 28:1-2
2 verses
70%
1Surely there is a mine for silver, And a place for gold which they refine.
2Iron is taken out of the earth, And copper is molten out of the stone.
Jer 10:9
69%
9There is silver beaten into plates, which is brought from Tarshish, and gold from Uphaz, the work of the artificer and of the hands of the goldsmith; blue and purple for their clothing; they are all the work of skilful men.
Isa 13:12
69%
12I will make a man more rare than fine gold, even a man than the pure gold of Ophir.
Prov 16:16
69%
16How much better is it to get wisdom than gold! Yea, to get understanding is rather to be chosen than silver.
Prov 8:19
68%
19My fruit is better than gold, yea, than fine gold; And my revenue than choice silver.
Ezek 28:4
68%
4by your wisdom and by your understanding you have gotten you riches, and have gotten gold and silver into your treasures;
Prov 31:10
68%
10A worthy woman who can find? For her price is far above rubies.
Prov 11:22
68%
22[ As] a ring of gold in a swine's snout, [So is] a fair woman that is without discretion.
Exod 28:17-20
4 verses
68%
17And thou shalt set in it settings of stones, four rows of stones: a row of sardius, topaz, and carbuncle shall be the first row;
18and the second row an emerald, a sapphire, and a diamond;
19and the third row a jacinth, an agate, and an amethyst;
20and the fourth row a beryl, and an onyx, and a jasper: they shall be inclosed in gold in their settings.
Song 1:11
68%
11We will make thee plaits of gold With studs of silver.
Prov 22:1
67%
1A [good] name is rather to be chosen than great riches, [And] loving favor rather than silver and gold.
Prov 23:4-5
2 verses
67%
4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.
5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? For [riches] certainly make themselves wings, Like an eagle that flieth toward heaven.
Rev 21:20
67%
20the fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, topaz; the tenth, chrysoprase; the eleventh, jacinth; the twelfth, amethyst.
Lam 4:1
66%
1How is the gold become dim! [how] is the most pure gold changed! The stones of the sanctuary are poured out at the head of every street.
Song 5:14
66%
14His hands are [as] rings of gold set with beryl: His body is [as] ivory work overlaid [with] sapphires.
Prov 2:4
66%
4If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures:
Job 3:15
66%
15Or with princes that had gold, Who filled their houses with silver:
Ezek 28:13
66%
13You were in Eden, the garden of God; every precious stone was your covering, the sardius, the topaz, and the diamond, the beryl, the onyx, and the jasper, the sapphire, the emerald, and the carbuncle, and gold: the workmanship of your tabrets and of your pipes was in you; in the day that you were created they were prepared.
2 Chr 9:9
66%
9And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents of gold, and spices in great abundance, and precious stones: neither was there any such spice as the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon.
Rev 18:12
66%
12merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stone, and pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet; and all thyine wood, and every vessel of ivory, and every vessel made of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble;
1 Kgs 10:21
66%
21And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of Lebanon were of pure gold: none were of silver; it was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon.
Job 31:24
66%
24If I have made gold my hope, And have said to the fine gold, [Thou art] my confidence;
Exod 25:7
65%
7onyx stones, and stones to be set, for the ephod, and for the breastplate.