Job 3:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

As for that night, let thick darkness seize upon it: Let it not rejoice among the days of the year; Let it not come into the number of the months.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הַלַּ֥יְלָה הַהוּא֮ יִקָּחֵ֢ה֫וּ אֹ֥פֶל אַל־יִ֭חַדְּ בִּימֵ֣י שָׁנָ֑ה בְּמִסְפַּ֥ר יְ֝רָחִ֗ים אַל־יָבֹֽא׃

Transliteration

hallaylâ hahûʾ yiqqāḥēhû ʾōpel ʾal-yiḥadd bîmê šānâ bəmispar yərāḥîm ʾal-yābōʾ

Grammar Details

*hallaylâ*: definite article + noun, masculine singular - the night
*hahûʾ*: definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - that
*yiqqāḥēhû*: verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - let it take it
*ʾōpel*: noun, masculine singular - deep darkness
*ʾal-yiḥadd*: negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it not rejoice
*bîmê*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - in the days of
*šānâ*: noun, feminine singular - year
*bəmispar*: preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - in the number of
*yərāḥîm*: noun, masculine plural - months
*ʾal-yābōʾ*: negative particle + verb, Qal imperfect jussive, 3rd masculine singular - let it not come

Word Meanings

*yiqqāḥēhû*: take it/seize it/carry it away
*ʾōpel*: deep darkness/gloom
*yiḥadd*: rejoice/be united with/be joined to
*yərāḥîm*: months/moons
*yābōʾ*: come/enter/arrive

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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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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.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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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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