Job 40:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

His bones are [as] tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

עֲ֭צָמָיו אֲפִיקֵ֣י נְחוּשָׁ֑ה גְּ֝רָמָ֗יו כִּמְטִ֥יל בַּרְזֶֽל׃

Transliteration

ʿăṣāmāyw ʾăpîqê nəḥûšâ gərāmāyw ki-mṭîl barzel

Grammar Details

*ʿăṣāmāyw*: noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones
*ʾăpîqê*: noun, masculine plural construct - channels/tubes of
*nəḥûšâ*: noun, feminine singular - bronze, copper
*gərāmāyw*: noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his bones/frame
*ki-mṭîl*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - like a bar of
*barzel*: noun, masculine singular - iron

Word Meanings

*ʿăṣāmāyw*: bones, skeletal frame, substance
*ʾăpîqê*: channels, tubes, pipes, strong things
*nəḥûšâ*: bronze, copper, brass
*gərāmāyw*: bones, skeleton, frame
*mṭîl*: bar, rod, stick
*barzel*: iron, iron tool

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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 7:12 : 12 Am I a sea, or a sea-monster, That thou settest a watch over me?
Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;

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