Job 41:8

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אֶחָ֣ד בְּאֶחָ֣ד יִגַּ֑שׁוּ וְ֝ר֗וּחַ לֹא־יָב֥וֹא בֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

ʾEḥāḏ bəʾeḥāḏ yiggāšû wərûaḥ lōʾ-yāḇôʾ bênêhem

Grammar Details

*ʾEḥāḏ*: numeral, masculine singular - one
*bəʾeḥāḏ*: preposition with numeral, masculine singular - to one/against one
*yiggāšû*: niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they approach/join
*wərûaḥ*: conjunction with noun, feminine singular - and breath/wind/air
*lōʾ*-*yāḇôʾ*: negative particle with qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - does not come/enter
*bênêhem*: preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - between them

Word Meanings

*ʾEḥāḏ*: one/each one
*yiggāšû*: they approach/they join/they come together
*rûaḥ*: breath/wind/air/spirit

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

1 Kgs 20:11 : 11 And the king of Israel answered and said, Tell him, Let not him that girdeth on [his armor] boast himself as he that putteth it off.
2 Kgs 10:4 : 4 But they were exceedingly afraid, and said, Behold, the two kings stood not before him: how then shall we stand?
Luke 14:31-32 : 31 Or what king, as he goeth to encounter another king in war, will not sit down first and take counsel whether he is able with ten thousand to meet him that cometh against him with twenty thousand? 32 Or else, while the other is yet a great way off, he sendeth an ambassage, and asketh conditions of peace.

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