Job 41:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

His heart is as firm as a stone; Yea, firm as the nether millstone.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֭חֲרָיו יָאִ֣יר נָתִ֑יב יַחְשֹׁ֖ב תְּה֣וֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃

Transliteration

ʾAḥărāyw yāʾîr nāṯîḇ yaḥšōḇ təhôm ləśêḇāh

Grammar Details

*ʾAḥărāyw*: preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - after him/behind him
*yāʾîr*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he causes to shine/makes light
*nāṯîḇ*: noun, masculine singular - path
*yaḥšōḇ*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he regards/thinks
*təhôm*: noun, masculine singular - deep/abyss
*ləśêḇāh*: preposition with noun, feminine singular - for hoary/grey hair

Word Meanings

*ʾAḥărāyw*: after him/behind him
*yāʾîr*: he causes to shine/he illuminates/he makes light
*nāṯîḇ*: path/pathway/track
*yaḥšōḇ*: he regards/he thinks/he considers
*təhôm*: deep/abyss/depths
*ləśêḇāh*: for hoary hair/for grey hair/for old age

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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

Isa 48:4 : 4 Because I knew that thou art obstinate, and thy neck is an iron sinew, and thy brow brass;
Jer 5:3 : 3 O Jehovah, do not thine eyes look upon truth? thou hast stricken them, but they were not grieved; thou hast consumed them, but they have refused to receive correction: they have made their faces harder than a rock; they have refused to return.
Zech 7:12 : 12 Yea, they made their hearts as an adamant stone, lest they should hear the law, and the words which Jehovah of hosts had sent by his Spirit by the former prophets: therefore there came great wrath from Jehovah of hosts.

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