Job 33:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, And I have heard the voice of [thy] words, [saying],

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֭ךְ אָמַ֣רְתָּ בְאָזְנָ֑י וְק֖וֹל מִלִּ֣ין אֶשְׁמָֽע׃

Transliteration

ʾak ʾāmartā bəʾāznāy wəqôl millîn ʾešmā'

Grammar Details

*ʾak*: adverb/particle - surely/indeed
*ʾāmartā*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have said
*bəʾāznāy*: preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 1st person singular suffix - in my ears
*wəqôl*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and sound/voice of
*millîn*: noun, feminine plural - words/speech
*ʾešmā'*: qal imperfect, 1st person singular - I hear/will hear

Word Meanings

*ʾak*: surely/indeed/only
*ʾāmartā*: you have said/you said/you have spoken
*bəʾāznāy*: in my ears/in my hearing
*qôl*: sound/voice/noise
*millîn*: words/speech/sayings
*ʾešmā'*: I hear/I will hear/I did hear

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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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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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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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Referenced Verses

Deut 13:14 : 14 then shall you inquire, and make search, and ask diligently; and, behold, if it be truth, and the thing certain, that such abomination is worked in the middle of you,
Jer 29:23 : 23 because they have wrought folly in Israel, and have committed adultery with their neighbors' wives, and have spoken words in my name falsely, which I commanded them not; and I am he that knoweth, and am witness, saith Jehovah.

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