Job 33:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רֽוּחַ־אֵ֥ל עָשָׂ֑תְנִי וְנִשְׁמַ֖ת שַׁדַּ֣י תְּחַיֵּֽנִי׃

Transliteration

rûaḥ-ʾēl 'āśātnî wənišmat šadday təḥayyēnî

Grammar Details

*rûaḥ*: noun, feminine singular construct - spirit/breath of
*ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular - God/deity
*'āśātnî*: qal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - she has made me
*wənišmat*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct - and breath of
*šadday*: proper noun, masculine - Almighty/Shaddai
*təḥayyēnî*: piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular with 1st person singular suffix - she gives me life

Word Meanings

*rûaḥ*: spirit/breath/wind
*ʾēl*: God/deity/divine being
*'āśātnî*: has made me/created me/formed me
*nišmat*: breath/spirit
*šadday*: Almighty/All-sufficient/Most Powerful
*təḥayyēnî*: gives me life/sustains me/enlivens me

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 2:7 : 7 And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Job 32:8 : 8 But there is a spirit in man, And the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding.
Job 27:3 : 3 (For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils);
Job 10:3 : 3 Is it good unto thee that thou shouldest oppress, That thou shouldest despise the work of thy hands, And shine upon the counsel of the wicked?
Job 10:12 : 12 Thou hast granted me life and lovingkindness; And thy visitation hath preserved my spirit.
Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Rom 8:2 : 2 For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus made me free from the law of sin and of death.
1 Cor 15:45 : 45 So also it is written, The first man Adam became {G1519} a living soul. The last Adam [became] a life-giving spirit.

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