Job 39:1

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [Or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּ עֵ֭ת לֶ֣דֶת יַעֲלֵי־סָ֑לַע חֹלֵ֖ל אַיָּל֣וֹת תִּשְׁמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

?yādaʿtā ʿēt ledet yaʿălê-sālaʿ ḥōlēl ʾayyālôt tišmōr

Grammar Details

*hă*: interrogative particle
*yādaʿtā*: qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you know/knew
*ʿēt*: construct state, feminine singular - time of
*ledet*: qal infinitive construct - bearing/giving birth
*yaʿălê*: construct state, masculine plural - mountain goats of
*sālaʿ*: absolute state, masculine singular - rock/cliff
*ḥōlēl*: polel infinitive construct - writhing/giving birth
*ʾayyālôt*: feminine plural construct - hinds/female deer
*tišmōr*: qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you watch/observe

Word Meanings

*yādaʿtā*: you know/knew/are acquainted with
*ʿēt*: time/season/appointed time
*ledet*: giving birth/bearing
*yaʿălê*: wild goats/mountain goats
*sālaʿ*: rock/cliff/crag
*ḥōlēl*: writhing/bringing forth/travailing
*ʾayyālôt*: hinds/female deer

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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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Readability

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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.

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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

1 Sam 24:2 : 2 Then Saul took three thousand chosen men out of all Israel, and went to seek David and his men upon the rocks of the wild goats.
Ps 29:9 : 9 The voice of Jehovah maketh the hinds to calve, And strippeth the forests bare: And in his temple everything saith, Glory.
Ps 104:18 : 18 The high mountains are for the wild goats; The rocks are a refuge for the conies.
Jer 14:5 : 5 Yea, the hind also in the field calveth, and forsaketh [her young], because there is no grass.
Deut 14:5 : 5 the hart, and the gazelle, and the roebuck, and the wild goat, and the pygarg, and the antelope, and the chamois.

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