Job 32:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

לָכֵ֣ן אָ֭מַרְתִּי שִׁמְעָה־לִּ֑י אֲחַוֶּ֖ה דֵעִ֣י אַף־אָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

Therefore lākēn ʾāmartî listen-šimʿāh-to me-lî ʾăḥawweh dēʿî also-ʾap̄-ʾānî

Grammar Details

*lākēn*: adverb - therefore
*ʾāmartî*: qal perfect 1st person common singular - I said
*šimʿāh*: qal imperative masculine singular - listen
*lî*: preposition lamed + 1st person common singular suffix - to me
*ʾăḥawweh*: piel imperfect 1st person common singular cohortative - let me declare
*dēʿî*: noun masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - my knowledge/opinion
*ʾap̄*: conjunction - also/even
*ʾānî*: 1st person common singular independent pronoun - I

Word Meanings

*lākēn*: therefore/so/thus
*šimʿāh*: listen/hear/pay attention
*ʾăḥawweh*: let me declare/I will show/I will express
*dēʿî*: my knowledge/my opinion/my understanding
*ʾap̄-ʾānî*: also I/even I/I too

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

1 Cor 7:25 : 25 Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: but I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be trustworthy.
1 Cor 7:40 : 40 But she is happier if she abide as she is, after my judgment: and I think that I also have the Spirit of God.

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