Job 5:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Lo this, we have searched it, so it is; Hear it, and know thou it for thy good.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הִנֵּה־זֹ֭את חֲקַרְנ֥וּהָ כֶּֽן־הִ֑יא שְׁ֝מָעֶ֗נָּה וְאַתָּ֥ה דַֽע־לָֽךְ׃ פ

Transliteration

hinnēh-zōʾt ḥăqarnûhā so-hîʾ šəmāʿennāh wə-ʾattāh daʿ-to-ḵā

Grammar Details

*hinnēh*: interjection - behold/lo
*zōʾt*: demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this
*ḥăqarnûhā*: Qal perfect, 1st person common plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - we have searched it out
*hîʾ*: pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular - it
*šəmāʿennāh*: Qal imperative, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - hear it
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ʾattāh*: pronoun, 2nd person masculine singular - you
*daʿ*: Qal imperative, masculine singular - know

Word Meanings

*hinnēh*: behold/look/see
*ḥăqarnûhā*: we have searched it out/investigated it
*šəmāʿennāh*: hear it/listen to it
*daʿ*: know/understand

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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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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Ps 111:2 : 2 The works of Jehovah are great, Sought out of all them that have pleasure therein.
Prov 2:3-5 : 3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God.
Prov 9:12 : 12 If thou art wise, thou art wise for thyself; And if thou scoffest, thou alone shalt bear it.
Deut 10:13 : 13 to keep the commandments of Jehovah, and his statutes, which I command thee this day for thy good?
Job 8:8-9 : 8 For inquire, I pray thee, of the former age, And apply thyself to that which their fathers have searched out: 9 (For we are but of yesterday, and know nothing, Because our days upon earth are a shadow); 10 Shall not they teach thee, and tell thee, And utter words out of their heart?
Job 12:2 : 2 No doubt but ye are the people, And wisdom shall die with you.
Job 15:9-9 : 9 What knowest thou, that we know not? What understandest thou, which is not in us? 10 With us are both the gray-headed and the very aged men, Much elder than thy father.
Job 15:17 : 17 I will show thee, hear thou me; And that which I have seen I will declare:
Job 22:2 : 2 Can a man be profitable unto God? Surely he that is wise is profitable unto himself.
Job 32:11-12 : 11 Behold, I waited for your words, I listened for your reasonings, Whilst ye searched out what to say. 12 Yea, I attended unto you, And, behold, there was none that convinced Job, Or that answered his words, among you.

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