Job 9:27

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

If I say, I will forget my complaint, I will put off my [sad] countenance, and be of good cheer;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־אָ֭מְרִי אֶשְׁכְּחָ֣ה שִׂיחִ֑י אֶעֶזְבָ֖ה פָנַ֣י וְאַבְלִֽיגָה׃

Transliteration

ʾim-ʾāmrî ʾeškəḥâ śîḥî ʾeʿezbâ pānay wə-ʾablîgâ

Grammar Details

*ʾim-ʾāmrî*: conditional particle + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - if my saying
*ʾeškəḥâ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me forget
*śîḥî*: masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my complaint
*ʾeʿezbâ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me leave
*pānay*: masculine plural noun + 1st person singular suffix - my face
*wə-ʾablîgâ*: conjunction + hiphil imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - and let me brighten up

Word Meanings

*ʾāmrî*: saying, speech, word
*ʾeškəḥâ*: to forget, ignore, neglect
*śîḥî*: complaint, meditation, anxiety
*ʾeʿezbâ*: to leave, abandon, forsake
*pānay*: face, presence, countenance
*ʾablîgâ*: to look cheerful, brighten up, smile

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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

Job 7:13 : 13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;
Ps 77:2-3 : 2 In the day of my trouble I sought the Lord: My hand was stretched out in the night, and slacked not; My soul refused to be comforted. 3 I remember God, and am disquieted: I complain, and my spirit is overwhelmed. {H5542}
Jer 8:18 : 18 Oh that I could comfort myself against sorrow! my heart is faint within me.
Job 7:11 : 11 Therefore I will not refrain my mouth; I will speak in the anguish of my spirit; I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

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