Job 31:22

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then let my shoulder fall from the shoulder-blade, And mine arm be broken from the bone.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כְּ֭תֵפִי מִשִּׁכְמָ֣ה תִפּ֑וֹל וְ֝אֶזְרֹעִ֗י מִקָּנָ֥ה תִשָּׁבֵֽר׃

Transliteration

kətēpî miššikmâ tippôl and-ʾezrōʿî miqqānâ tiššāḇēr

Grammar Details

*kətēpî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my shoulder
*miššikmâ*: preposition with noun, feminine singular - from [its] socket
*tippôl*: verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - let it fall
*ʾezrōʿî*: noun, feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my arm
*miqqānâ*: preposition with noun, feminine singular - from [its] joint
*tiššāḇēr*: verb, niphal imperfect jussive, 3rd person feminine singular - let it be broken

Word Meanings

*kətēpî*: my shoulder/my shoulder blade
*šikmâ*: socket/shoulder joint
*tippôl*: fall/drop/be cast down
*ʾezrōʿî*: my arm/my forearm
*qānâ*: reed/joint/bone
*tiššāḇēr*: be broken/be shattered

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Josh 22:22-23 : 22 The Mighty One, God, Jehovah, {H430} the Mighty One, God, Jehovah, {H430} he knoweth; and Israel he shall know: if it be in rebellion, or if in trespass against Jehovah (save thou us not this day,) 23 that we have built us an altar to turn away from following Jehovah; or if to offer thereon burnt-offering or meal-offering, or if to offer sacrifices of peace-offerings thereon, let Jehovah himself require it;
Job 31:10 : 10 Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.
Job 31:40 : 40 Let thistles grow instead of wheat, And cockle instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Job 38:15 : 15 And from the wicked their light is withholden, And the high arm is broken.
Ps 7:4-5 : 4 If I have rewarded evil unto him that was at peace with me; (Yea, I have delivered him that without cause was mine adversary;) 5 Let the enemy pursue my soul, and overtake it; Yea, let him tread my life down to the earth, And lay my glory in the dust. {H5542}
Ps 137:6 : 6 Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, If I remember thee not; If I prefer not Jerusalem Above my chief joy.

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