Job 3:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I am not at ease, neither am I quiet, neither have I rest; But trouble cometh.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לֹ֤א שָׁלַ֨וְתִּי ׀ וְלֹ֖א שָׁקַ֥טְתִּי וְֽלֹא־נָ֗חְתִּי וַיָּ֥בֹא רֹֽגֶז׃ פ

Transliteration

lōʾ šālawətî wəlōʾ šāqaṭtî wəlōʾ-nāḥtî wayyābōʾ rōgez

Grammar Details

*lōʾ*: negative particle - not
*šālawətî*: verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I am at ease
*wəlōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*šāqaṭtî*: verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - I have quiet
*wəlōʾ-nāḥtî*: conjunction + negative particle + verb, Qal perfect, 1st common singular - and I do not rest
*wayyābōʾ*: conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and comes
*rōgez*: noun, masculine singular - turmoil

Word Meanings

*šālawətî*: I am at ease/I am tranquil/I am safe
*šāqaṭtî*: I have quiet/I am at peace
*nāḥtî*: I rest/I am at rest
*wayyābōʾ*: and comes/and arrives
*rōgez*: turmoil/agitation/trouble/anger

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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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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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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

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Job 27:9 : 9 Will God hear his cry, When trouble cometh upon him?
Ps 143:11 : 11 Quicken me, O Jehovah, for thy name's sake: In thy righteousness bring my soul out of trouble.

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