Psalms 33:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

For he spake, and it was done; He commanded, and it stood fast.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י ה֣וּא אָמַ֣ר וַיֶּ֑הִי הֽוּא־צִ֝וָּ֗ה וֽ͏ַיַּעֲמֹֽד׃

Transliteration

For hû' ʾāmar and-yehi hû'-ṣiwwāh and-yaʿămōd

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*hû'*: 3rd person masculine singular pronoun - he
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - said/spoke
*wa-yehi*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with consecutive waw - and it was/became
*ṣiwwāh*: piel perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - commanded
*wa-yaʿămōd*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with consecutive waw - and it stood

Word Meanings

*ʾāmar*: said/spoke/commanded
*yehi*: it was/it came to be/it happened
*ṣiwwāh*: commanded/ordered/appointed
*yaʿămōd*: it stood/it stood firm/it was established

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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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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

Gen 1:3 : 3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
Ps 33:6 : 6 By the word of Jehovah were the heavens made, And all the host of them by the breath of his mouth.
Ps 148:5-6 : 5 Let them praise the name of Jehovah; For he commanded, and they were created. 6 He hath also established them for ever and ever: He hath made a decree which shall not pass away.
Heb 1:3 : 3 who being the effulgence of his glory, and the very image of his substance, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had {G1223} {G1438} made purification of sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
Ps 119:90-91 : 90 Thy faithfulness is unto all generations: Thou hast established the earth, and it abideth. 91 They abide this day according to thine ordinances; For all things are thy servants.
Heb 11:3 : 3 By faith we understand that the worlds have been framed by the word of God, so that what is seen hath not been made out of things which appear.
Rev 4:11 : 11 Worthy art thou, our Lord and our God, to receive the glory and the honor and the power: for thou didst create all things, and because of thy will they were, and were created.
Col 1:16-17 : 16 for in him were all things created, in the heavens and upon the earth, things visible and things invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers; all things have been created through him, and unto him; 17 and he is before all things, and in him all things consist.
Ps 93:5 : 5 Thy testimonies are very sure: Holiness becometh thy house, O Jehovah, for evermore.

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