Job 7:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּֽי־אָ֭מַרְתִּי תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִי עַרְשִׂ֑י יִשָּׂ֥א בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗י מִשְׁכָּבִֽי

Transliteration

When-'āmartî tĕnaḥămênî my 'arśî yiśśā' in my ḇĕśîḥî my mishkāḇî

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - when/if/that
*'āmartî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I say
*tĕnaḥămênî*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - it comforts me
*'arśî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch
*yiśśā'*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will bear/carry
*bĕ*: preposition - in
*śîḥî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint/meditation
*mishkāḇî*: noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch

Word Meanings

*'āmartî*: I say/I said/I thought
*tĕnaḥămênî*: it comforts me/it consoles me
*'arśî*: my bed/my couch
*yiśśā'*: will bear/will carry/will lift/will take away
*śîḥî*: my complaint/my meditation/my talking
*mishkāḇî*: my bed/my couch/my resting place

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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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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

Ps 6:6 : 6 I am weary with my groaning; Every night make I my bed to swim; I water my couch with my tears.
Ps 77:4 : 4 Thou holdest mine eyes watching: I am so troubled that I cannot speak.
Job 7:3-4 : 3 So am I made to possess months of misery, And wearisome nights are appointed to me. 4 When I lie down, I say, When shall I arise, and the night be gone? And I am full of tossings to and fro unto the dawning of the day.
Job 9:27-28 : 27 If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my [sad] countenance, and be of good cheer; 28 I am afraid of all my sorrows, I know that thou wilt not hold me innocent.

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