Job 4:12

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now a thing was secretly brought to me, And mine ear received a whisper thereof.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֭אֵלַי דָּבָ֣ר יְגֻנָּ֑ב וַתִּקַּ֥ח אָ֝זְנִ֗י שֵׁ֣מֶץ מֽ͏ֶנְהֽוּ׃

Transliteration

And to wə-ʾēlay dābār yəgunnāb and wa-tiqqaḥ ʾoznî šēmeṣ from menhû

Grammar Details

*wə-ʾēlay*: waw conjunction + preposition + 1st person common singular suffix - and to me
*dābār*: noun, masculine singular - word/thing
*yəgunnāb*: Pual imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - was brought secretly
*wa-tiqqaḥ*: waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - and it received
*ʾoznî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st person common singular suffix - my ear
*šēmeṣ*: noun, masculine singular - whisper
*menhû*: preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - from it

Word Meanings

*dābār*: word/thing/matter/speech
*yəgunnāb*: to be brought secretly/stolen/sneaked
*tiqqaḥ*: to take/receive/accept
*ʾoznî*: my ear/hearing
*šēmeṣ*: whisper/hint/fragment

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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.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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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 26:14 : 14 Lo, these are but the outskirts of his ways: And how small a whisper do we hear of him! But the thunder of his power who can understand?
Ps 62:11 : 11 God hath spoken once, Twice have I heard this, That power belongeth unto God.
1 Cor 13:12 : 12 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.

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