Psalms 34:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger; But they that seek Jehovah shall not want any good thing.

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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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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
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.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

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 84:11 : 11 For Jehovah God is a sun and a shield: Jehovah will give grace and glory; No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.
Job 4:10-11 : 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, And the whelps of the lioness are scattered abroad.
Ps 104:21 : 21 The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
Matt 6:32 : 32 For after all these things do the Gentiles seek; for your heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need of all these things.
Luke 1:51-53 : 51 He hath showed strength with his arm; He hath scattered the proud in the imagination of their heart. 52 He hath put down princes from [their] thrones, And hath exalted them of low degree. 53 The hungry he hath filled with good things; And the rich he hath sent empty away.

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21The young lions roar after their prey, And seek their food from God.
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10The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, And the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
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Job 38:39-41
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39Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,
40When they couch in their dens, [And] abide in the covert to lie in wait?
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11Where is the den of the lions, and the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion [and] the lioness walked, the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?
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Ps 23:1
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1A Psalm of David. Jehovah is my shepherd; I shall not want.
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Prov 30:30
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30The lion, which is mightiest among beasts, And turneth not away for any;
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Isa 5:29
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25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.
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Isa 41:17
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