Psalms 135:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

They have ears, but they hear not; Neither is there any breath in their mouths.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָזְנַ֣יִם לָ֭הֶם וְלֹ֣א יַאֲזִ֑ינוּ אַ֝֗ף אֵין־יֶשׁ־ר֥וּחַ בְּפִיהֶֽם׃

Transliteration

ʾoznayim lāhem wᵉlōʾ yaʾăzīnû ʾap ʾēyn-yeš-rûaḥ bᵉpīhem

Grammar Details

*ʾoznayim*: noun, feminine dual - ears
*lāhem*: preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them
*wᵉlōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*yaʾăzīnû*: Hiphil imperfect verb, 3rd person masculine plural - they hear/listen
*ʾap*: conjunction/adverb - also/moreover
*ʾēyn*: particle of negation - there is not
*yeš*: particle of existence - there is
*rûaḥ*: noun, feminine singular - breath
*bᵉpīhem*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their mouth

Word Meanings

*ʾoznayim*: ears/hearing
*yaʾăzīnû*: they hear/they listen/they pay attention
*ʾap*: also/even/indeed
*rûaḥ*: breath/spirit/wind
*pīhem*: their mouth/their speech

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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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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