Psalms 34:20

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

He keepeth all his bones: Not one of them is broken.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

רַ֭בּוֹת רָע֣וֹת צַדִּ֑יק וּ֝מִכֻּלָּ֗ם יַצִּילֶ֥נּוּ יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

Many are rāʿôt of ṣaddîq and from all of them yaṣṣîlennû YHWH

Grammar Details

*rabbôt*: adjective feminine plural - many
*rāʿôt*: adjective feminine plural - evils
*ṣaddîq*: adjective masculine singular - righteous
*mikullām*: preposition with noun masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - from all of them
*yaṣṣîlennû*: Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he will deliver him
*YHWH*: divine name

Word Meanings

*rabbôt*: many/numerous/abundant
*rāʿôt*: evils/troubles/afflictions
*ṣaddîq*: righteous one/just one/innocent one
*yaṣṣîlennû*: he will deliver/rescue/save him

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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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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

John 19:36 : 36 For these things came to pass, that the scripture might be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
Ps 91:12 : 12 They shall bear thee up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy foot against a stone.
Dan 6:22-24 : 22 My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' mouths, and they have not hurt me; forasmuch as before him innocency was found in me; and also before thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 23 Then was the king exceeding glad, and commanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner of hurt was found upon him, because he had trusted in his God. 24 And the king commanded, and they brought those men that had accused Daniel, and they cast them into the den of lions, them, their children, and their wives; and the lions had the mastery of them, and brake all their bones in pieces, before they came to the bottom of the den.
Ps 35:10 : 10 All my bones shall say, Jehovah, who is like unto thee, Who deliverest the poor from him that is too strong for him, Yea, the poor and the needy from him that robbeth him?

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