Job 37:3

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He sendeth it forth under the whole heaven, And his lightning unto the ends of the earth.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

תַּֽחַת־כָּל־הַשָּׁמַ֥יִם יִשְׁרֵ֑הוּ וְ֝אוֹר֗וֹ עַל־כַּנְפ֥וֹת הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

taḥat-kol-haš-šāmayim yišrēhû wə-ʾôrô ʿal-kanpôt hā-ʾāreṣ

Grammar Details

*taḥat*: preposition - under/beneath
*kol*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of/whole of
*haš-šāmayim*: definite article + noun, masculine plural - the heavens
*yišrēhû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he lets it loose/directs it
*wə-ʾôrô*: conjunction + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his light
*ʿal*: preposition - upon/over
*kanpôt*: noun, feminine plural construct - corners/edges/extremities
*hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the earth

Word Meanings

*yišrēhû*: lets it loose/sends it forth/directs it/unleashes it
*kanpôt*: corners/edges/extremities/wings/borders

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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

Job 38:13 : 13 That it might take hold of the ends of the earth, And the wicked be shaken out of it?
Isa 11:12 : 12 And he will set up an ensign for the nations, and will assemble the outcasts of Israel, and gather together the dispersed of Judah from the four corners of the earth.
Matt 24:27 : 27 For as the lightning cometh forth from the east, and is seen even unto the west; so shall be the coming of the Son of man.
Rev 11:19 : 19 And there was opened the temple of God that is in heaven; and there was seen in his temple the ark of his covenant; and there followed lightnings, and voices, and thunders, and an earthquake, and great hail.
Ps 77:13 : 13 Thy way, O God, is in the sanctuary: Who is a great god like unto God?
Ps 97:4 : 4 His lightnings lightened the world: The earth saw, and trembled.

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