Job 3:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Judg 18:14 : 14 Then answered the five men that went to spy out the country of Laish, and said unto their brethren, Do ye know that there is in these houses an ephod, and teraphim, and a graven image, and a molten image? now therefore consider what ye have to do.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

Job 3:1
89%
1After this opened Job his mouth, and cursed his day.
Job 23:1-2
2 verses
85%
1Then Job answered and said,
2Even to-day is my complaint rebellious: My stroke is heavier than my groaning.
Job 19:1-2
2 verses
85%
1Then Job answered and said,
2How long will ye vex my soul, And break me in pieces with words?
Job 9:1-2
2 verses
84%
1Then Job answered and said,
2Of a truth I know that it is so: But how can man be just with God?
Job 21:1-3
3 verses
84%
1Then Job answered and said,
2Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.
3Suffer me, and I also will speak; And after that I have spoken, mock on.
Job 12:1
84%
1Then Job answered and said,
Job 3:3
84%
3Let the day perish wherein I was born, And the night which said, There is a man-child conceived.
Job 6:1
83%
1Then Job answered and said,
Job 40:1-3
3 verses
83%
1Moreover the Jehovah answered Job, and said,
2Shall he that cavilleth contend with the Almighty? He that argueth with God, let him answer it.
3Then Job answered the Jehovah, and said,
Job 16:1-2
2 verses
83%
1Then Job answered and said,
2I have heard many such things: Miserable comforters are ye all.
Job 26:1
82%
1Then Job answered and said,
Job 27:1
80%
1And Job again took up his parable, and said,
Job 42:1
80%
1Then Job answered Jehovah, and said,
Job 29:1
80%
1And Job again took up his parable, and said,
Job 38:1-2
2 verses
75%
1Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
2Who is this that darkeneth counsel By words without knowledge?
Job 33:1-2
2 verses
75%
1Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.
2Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
Job 42:6-7
2 verses
74%
6Wherefore I abhor [myself], And repent in dust and ashes.
7And it was so, that, after Jehovah had spoken these words unto Job, Jehovah said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends; for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.
Job 1:21-22
2 verses
73%
21and he said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: Jehovah gave, and Jehovah hath taken away; blessed be the name of Jehovah.
22In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
Job 2:9-10
2 verses
73%
9Then said his wife unto him, Dost thou still hold fast thine integrity? renounce God, and die.
10But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Job 40:6
73%
6Then Jehovah answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
Job 11:1
73%
1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
Job 20:1
73%
1Then answered Zophar the Naamathite, and said,
Job 18:1
73%
1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job 8:1
72%
1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job 13:3
72%
3Surely I would speak to the Almighty, And I desire to reason with God.
Job 33:31-32
2 verses
72%
31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me: Hold thy peace, and I will speak.
32If thou hast anything to say, answer me: Speak, for I desire to justify thee.
Job 22:1
72%
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Job 4:1
72%
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Job 15:1
72%
1Then answered Eliphaz the Temanite, and said,
Job 34:35
72%
35Job speaketh without knowledge, And his words are without wisdom.
Job 32:3
72%
3Also against his three friends was his wrath kindled, because they had found no answer, and yet had condemned Job.
Job 1:9
71%
9Then Satan answered Jehovah, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought?
Job 34:1
71%
1Moreover Elihu answered and said,
Lam 3:1
71%
1I am the man that hath seen affliction by the rod of his wrath.
Job 25:1
71%
1Then answered Bildad the Shuhite, and said,
Job 35:16
71%
16Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vanity; He multiplieth words without knowledge.