Job 40:19

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He is the chief of the ways of God: He [only] that made him giveth him his sword.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

ה֭וּא רֵאשִׁ֣ית דַּרְכֵי־אֵ֑ל הָ֝עֹשׂוֹ יַגֵּ֥שׁ חַרְבּֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

hûʾ rēʾšît darkê-ʾēl hā-ʿōśô yaggēš ḥarbô

Grammar Details

*hûʾ*: 3rd masculine singular pronoun - he
*rēʾšît*: noun, feminine singular construct - chief/beginning of
*darkê*: noun, feminine plural construct - ways of
*ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular - God
*hā-ʿōśô*: definite article + qal active participle + 3rd masculine singular suffix - the one making him
*yaggēš*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brings near
*ḥarbô*: noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sword

Word Meanings

*rēʾšît*: beginning, chief, first, choicest part
*darkê*: way, road, journey, manner
*ʾēl*: God, deity, mighty one
*hā-ʿōśô*: maker, creator, one who made
*yaggēš*: to bring near, present, offer
*ḥarbô*: sword, cutting instrument, 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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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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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 26:13 : 13 By his Spirit the heavens are garnished; His hand hath pierced the swift serpent.
Job 41:33 : 33 Upon earth there is not his like, That is made without fear.
Ps 7:12 : 12 If a man turn not, he will whet his sword; He hath bent his bow, and made it ready.
Ps 104:24 : 24 O Jehovah, how manifold are thy works! In wisdom hast thou made them all: The earth is full of thy riches.
Isa 27:1 : 1 In that day Jehovah with his hard and great and strong sword will punish leviathan the swift serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.

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