Job 40:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יַחְפֹּ֣ץ זְנָב֣וֹ כְמוֹ־אָ֑רֶז גִּידֵ֖י *פחדו **פַחֲדָ֣יו יְשֹׂרָֽגוּ׃

Transliteration

yaḥpōṣ zənābô kəmô-ʾārez gîdê paḥădāyw yəśōrāgû

Grammar Details

*yaḥpōṣ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he bends
*zənābô*: noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his tail
*kəmô*: preposition - like, as
*ʾārez*: noun, masculine singular - cedar
*gîdê*: noun, masculine plural construct - sinews of
*paḥădāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his thighs
*yəśōrāgû*: pual imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they are intertwined

Word Meanings

*yaḥpōṣ*: to bend, make stiff, desire, delight in
*zənābô*: tail, end
*ʾārez*: cedar, cedar tree
*gîdê*: sinew, tendon, nerve
*paḥădāyw*: thighs, testicles, stones (dual)
*yəśōrāgû*: to be intertwined, interwoven

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Job 41:23 : 23 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: They are firm upon him; They cannot be moved.

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