Job 41:23

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יַרְתִּ֣יחַ כַּסִּ֣יר מְצוּלָ֑ה יָ֝֗ם יָשִׂ֥ים כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃

Transliteration

Yartîaḥ kassîr məṣûlāh yām yāśîm kammerqāḥāh

Grammar Details

*Yartîaḥ*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he makes boil
*kassîr*: preposition with definite article and noun, masculine singular - like the pot
*məṣûlāh*: noun, feminine singular - deep/depth
*yām*: noun, masculine singular - sea
*yāśîm*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he makes/places
*kammerqāḥāh*: preposition with definite article and noun, feminine singular - like ointment pot/boiling mixture

Word Meanings

*Yartîaḥ*: he makes boil/he causes to boil/he stirs up
*sîr*: pot/caldron
*məṣûlāh*: deep/depth/deep place
*yām*: sea/ocean
*yāśîm*: he makes/he places/he sets
*merqāḥāh*: ointment pot/boiling mixture/perfume

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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.
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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