Job 5:15

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But he saveth from the sword of their mouth, Even the needy from the hand of the mighty.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיֹּ֣שַׁע מֵ֭חֶרֶב מִפִּיהֶ֑ם וּמִיַּ֖ד חָזָ֣ק אֶבְיֽוֹן׃

Transliteration

wa-yōšaʿ from-ḥereb from-pîhem û-from-yad ḥāzāq ʾebyōn

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction with consecutive imperfect - and
*yōšaʿ*: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saves
*ḥereb*: noun, feminine singular - sword
*pîhem*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their mouth
*û*: conjunction - and
*yad*: noun, feminine singular construct - hand of
*ḥāzāq*: adjective, masculine singular - strong
*ʾebyōn*: adjective, masculine singular - needy/poor

Word Meanings

*yōšaʿ*: saves/delivers
*ḥereb*: sword/drought
*pîhem*: their mouth/their speech
*yad*: hand/power
*ḥāzāq*: strong/mighty
*ʾebyōn*: needy one/poor one

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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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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
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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

Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?
Ps 72:4 : 4 He will judge the poor of the people, He will save the children of the needy, And will break in pieces the oppressor.
Job 4:10 : 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
Ps 10:14 : 14 Thou hast seen [it]; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite it with thy hand: The helpless committeth [himself] unto thee; Thou hast been the helper of the fatherless.
Ps 10:17 : 17 Jehovah, thou hast heard the desire of the meek: Thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear;
Ps 107:41 : 41 Yet setteth he the needy on high from affliction, And maketh [him] families like a flock.
Ps 109:31 : 31 For he will stand at the right hand of the needy, To save him from them that judge his soul.
Ps 140:12 : 12 I know that Jehovah will maintain the cause of the afflicted, And justice for the needy.
Ps 72:12-13 : 12 For he will deliver the needy when he crieth, And the poor, that hath no helper. 13 He will have pity on the poor and needy, And the souls of the needy he will save.

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