Job 35:2

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thinkest thou this to be [thy] right, [Or] sayest thou, My righteousness is more than God's,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ֭זֹאת חָשַׁ֣בְתָּ לְמִשְׁפָּ֑ט אָ֝מַ֗רְתָּ צִדְקִ֥י מֵאֵֽל׃

Transliteration

hă-zōʾt ḥāšaḇtā lə-mišpāṭ ʾāmartā ṣidqî mē-ʾēl

Grammar Details

*hă-zōʾt*: interrogative particle + feminine demonstrative pronoun - is this?
*ḥāšaḇtā*: perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you considered/thought
*lə-mišpāṭ*: preposition + masculine singular noun - for judgment/justice
*ʾāmartā*: perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you said
*ṣidqî*: masculine singular noun + 1st singular possessive suffix - my righteousness
*mē-ʾēl*: preposition + masculine singular noun - from God

Word Meanings

*ḥāšaḇ*: to think/consider/reckon
*mišpāṭ*: judgment/justice/legal case
*ṣidqî*: my righteousness/justification
*ʾēl*: God/deity/divine power

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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

Matt 12:36-37 : 36 And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. 37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Luke 19:22 : 22 He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;
Job 9:17 : 17 For he breaketh me with a tempest, And multiplieth my wounds without cause.
Job 10:7 : 7 Although thou knowest that I am not wicked, And there is none that can deliver out of thy hand?
Job 16:17 : 17 Although there is no violence in my hands, And my prayer is pure.
Job 19:6-7 : 6 Know now that God hath subverted me [in my cause], And hath compassed me with his net. 7 Behold, I cry out of wrong, but I am not heard: I cry for help, but there is no justice.
Job 27:2-6 : 2 As God liveth, who hath taken away my right, And the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul: 3 (For my life is yet whole in me, And the spirit of God is in my nostrils); 4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit. 5 Far be it from me that I should justify you: Till I die I will not put away mine integrity from me. 6 My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: My heart shall not reproach [me] so long as I live.
Job 34:5 : 5 For Job hath said, I am righteous, And God hath taken away my right:
Job 40:8 : 8 Wilt thou even annul my judgment? Wilt thou condemn me, that thou mayest be justified?

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