Job 6:28

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Now therefore be pleased to look upon me; For surely I shall not lie to your face.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְ֭עַתָּה הוֹאִ֣ילוּ פְנוּ־בִ֑י וְעַל־פְּ֝נֵיכֶ֗ם אִם־אֲכַזֵּֽב׃

Transliteration

wəʿattâ hôʾîlû pənû-bî wəʿal-pənêkem ʾim-ʾăkazzēb

Grammar Details

*wəʿattâ*: conjunction + adverb - and now
*hôʾîlû*: Hiphil imperative, masculine plural - be willing/consent
*pənû-bî*: Qal imperative, masculine plural + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - turn to me
*wəʿal-pənêkem*: conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine plural + 2nd masculine plural suffix - and to your faces
*ʾim-ʾăkazzēb*: conjunction + Piel imperfect, 1st person singular - if I will lie

Word Meanings

*yāʾal*: to be willing/determine/undertake
*pānâ*: to turn/face
*pānîm*: face/presence
*kāzab*: to lie/deceive/disappoint

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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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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

Job 11:3 : 3 Should thy boastings make men hold their peace? And when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed?
Job 13:4 : 4 But ye are forgers of lies; Ye are all physicians of no value.
Job 27:4 : 4 Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.
Job 33:3 : 3 My words [shall utter] the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
Job 36:4 : 4 For truly my words are not false: One that is perfect in knowledge is with thee.

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