Job 39:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hast thou made him to leap as a locust? The glory of his snorting is terrible.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הְֽ֭תַרְעִישֶׁנּוּ כָּאַרְבֶּ֑ה ה֖וֹד נַחְר֣וֹ אֵימָֽה׃

Transliteration

hă-tarʿîšennû kā-ʾarbeh hôd naḥrô ʾêmāh

Grammar Details

*hă*: interrogative particle
*tarʿîšennû*: hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - you make him leap
*kā*: preposition - like
*ʾarbeh*: masculine singular absolute - locust
*hôd*: masculine singular construct - majesty of
*naḥrô*: masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his snorting
*ʾêmāh*: feminine singular absolute - terror

Word Meanings

*tarʿîšennû*: you make him leap/cause him to quiver/make him spring
*ʾarbeh*: locust/grasshopper
*hôd*: majesty/splendor/glory
*naḥrô*: his snorting/blowing
*ʾêmāh*: terror/dread/fear

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About this Translation

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

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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

Jer 8:16 : 16 The snorting of his horses is heard from Dan: at the sound of the neighing of his strong ones the whole land trembleth; for they are come, and have devoured the land and all that is in it; the city and those that dwell therein.
Joel 2:5 : 5 Like the noise of chariots on the tops of the mountains do they leap, like the noise of a flame of fire that devoureth the stubble, as a strong people set in battle array.
Job 41:20-21 : 20 Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and [burning] rushes. 21 His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.

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