Job 34:16

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If now [thou hast] understanding, hear this: Hearken to the voice of my words.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִם־בִּ֥ינָה שִׁמְעָה־זֹּ֑את הַ֝אֲזִ֗ינָה לְק֣וֹל מִלָּֽי׃

Transliteration

wə-ʾim-bînāh šimʿāh-zōʾt haʾăzînāh ləqôl millāy

Grammar Details

*wə-ʾim*: waw conjunction + conditional particle - and if
*bînāh*: feminine singular noun - understanding
*šimʿāh*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - hear
*zōʾt*: feminine singular demonstrative pronoun - this
*haʾăzînāh*: Hiphil imperative, masculine singular - give ear
*ləqôl*: preposition + masculine singular construct noun - to voice of
*millāy*: feminine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my words

Word Meanings

*bînāh*: understanding/discernment/intelligence
*šimʿāh*: hear/listen/heed
*haʾăzînāh*: give ear/listen attentively/pay attention
*qôl*: voice/sound/utterance
*millāy*: my words/my utterances/my speech

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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

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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💎 Distinctive Features

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.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

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

Job 12:3 : 3 But I have understanding as well as you; I am not inferior to you: Yea, who knoweth not such things as these?
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