Psalms 115:7

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They have hands, but they handle not; Feet have they, but they walk not; Neither speak they through their throat.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יְדֵיהֶ֤ם ׀ וְלֹ֬א יְמִישׁ֗וּן רַ֭גְלֵיהֶם וְלֹ֣א יְהַלֵּ֑כוּ לֹֽא־יֶ֝הְגּ֗וּ בִּגְרוֹנָֽם׃

Transliteration

yĕḏêhem wĕ-not yĕmîšûn, raḡlêhem wĕ-not yĕhallēḵû, not-yehgû in-ḡĕrônām.

Grammar Details

*yĕḏêhem*: noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'hands-their'
*wĕ*: conjunction, 'and'
לֹא: negative particle, 'not'
*yĕmîšûn*: verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they feel/touch'
*raḡlêhem*: noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'feet-their'
*yĕhallēḵû*: verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they walk'
*yehgû*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural, 'they utter/mutter'
בִּגְרוֹנָם: preposition + noun with 3rd person masculine plural suffix, 'in throat-their'

Word Meanings

*yĕḏêhem*: their hands
*yĕmîšûn*: feel/touch/handle
*raḡlêhem*: their feet
*yĕhallēḵû*: walk/go/proceed
*yehgû*: utter/mutter/speak
*ḡĕrônām*: their throat/their neck

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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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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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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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