Job 34:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If he set his heart upon himself, [If] he gather unto himself his spirit and his breath;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־יָשִׂ֣ים אֵלָ֣יו לִבּ֑וֹ רוּח֥וֹ וְ֝נִשְׁמָת֗וֹ אֵלָ֥יו יֶאֱסֹֽף׃

Transliteration

ʾim-yāśîm ʾēlāyw libbô rûḥô wə-nišmātô ʾēlāyw yeʾĕsōp

Grammar Details

*ʾim*: conditional particle - if
*yāśîm*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he sets
*ʾēlāyw*: preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to himself
*libbô*: masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart
*rûḥô*: feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his spirit
*wə-nišmātô*: waw conjunction + feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his breath
*yeʾĕsōp*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he gathers

Word Meanings

*yāśîm*: sets/places/directs
*libbô*: his heart/his mind/his attention
*rûḥô*: his spirit/his breath/his wind
*nišmātô*: his breath/his life-breath/his spirit
*yeʾĕsōp*: gathers/withdraws/takes back

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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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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
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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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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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

Ps 104:29 : 29 Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled; Thou takest away their breath, they die, And return to their dust.
Isa 24:22 : 22 And they shall be gathered together, as prisoners are gathered in the pit, and shall be shut up in the prison; and after many days shall they be visited.
Job 7:17 : 17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him, And that thou shouldest set thy mind upon him,
Job 9:4 : 4 [ He is] wise in heart, and mighty in strength: Who hath hardened himself against him, and prospered? --

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