Job 37:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

By the breath of God ice is given; And the breadth of the waters is straitened.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִנִּשְׁמַת־אֵ֥ל יִתֶּן־קָ֑רַח וְרֹ֖חַב מַ֣יִם בְּמוּצָֽק׃

Transliteration

min-nišmat-ʾēl yitten-qāraḥ wə-rōḥab mayim bə-mûṣāq

Grammar Details

*min-nišmat*: preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from breath of
*ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular - God
*yitten*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - gives/produces
*qāraḥ*: noun, masculine singular - ice/frost
*wə-rōḥab*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular construct - and expanse/breadth of
*mayim*: noun, masculine plural - waters
*bə-mûṣāq*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - in constriction/restraint/narrows

Word Meanings

*nišmat*: breath/blast/spirit
*ʾēl*: God/Mighty One
*qāraḥ*: ice/frost
*rōḥab*: expanse/breadth/width
*bə-mûṣāq*: in constriction/in restraint/in constraint/solid form

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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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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 38:29-30 : 29 Out of whose womb came the ice? And the hoary frost of heaven, who hath gendered it? 30 The waters hide themselves [and become] like stone, And the face of the deep is frozen.
Ps 78:47 : 47 He destroyed their vines with hail, And their sycomore-trees with frost.
Ps 147:16-18 : 16 He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 17 He casteth forth his ice like morsels: Who can stand before his cold? 18 He sendeth out his word, and melteth them: He causeth his wind to blow, and the waters flow.

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