Job 32:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

I also will answer my part, I also will show mine opinion.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַעֲנֶ֣ה אַף־אֲנִ֣י חֶלְקִ֑י אֲחַוֶּ֖ה דֵעִ֣י אַף־אָֽנִי׃

Transliteration

ʾaʿăneh also-ʾap̄-ʾănî ḥelqî ʾăḥawweh dēʿî also-ʾap̄-ʾānî

Grammar Details

*ʾaʿăneh*: qal imperfect 1st person common singular cohortative - let me answer
*ʾap̄*: conjunction - also/even
*ʾănî*: 1st person common singular independent pronoun - I
*ḥelqî*: noun masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - my portion/part
*ʾăḥawweh*: piel imperfect 1st person common singular cohortative - let me declare
*dēʿî*: noun masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - my knowledge
*ʾānî*: 1st person common singular independent pronoun - I

Word Meanings

*ʾaʿăneh*: let me answer/I will answer
*ʾap̄-ʾănî*: also I/even I/I too
*ḥelqî*: my portion/my part/my share
*ʾăḥawweh dēʿî*: let me declare my knowledge/I will express my opinion
*ʾap̄-ʾānî*: also I/even I/I too

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

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Referenced Verses

Job 32:10 : 10 Therefore I said, Hearken to me; I also will show mine opinion.
Job 33:12 : 12 Behold, I will answer thee, in this thou art not just; For God is greater than man.
Job 35:3-4 : 3 That thou sayest, What advantage will it be unto thee? [And], What profit shall I have, more than if I had sinned? 4 I will answer thee, And thy companions with thee.

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