Job 16:19

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Also now, behold, my witness is in heaven, and my record is on high.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

גַּם־עַ֭תָּה הִנֵּה־בַשָּׁמַ֣יִם עֵדִ֑י וְ֝שָׂהֲדִ֗י בַּמְּרוֹמִֽים׃

Transliteration

gam-ʿattāh hinnēh-baššāmayim ʿēdî wə-śāhădî bammərômîm

Grammar Details

*gam-ʿattāh*: adverb + adverb - even now
*hinnēh-baššāmayim*: interjection + preposition + noun masculine plural - behold in the heavens
*ʿēdî*: noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - my witness
*wə-śāhădî*: conjunction + noun masculine singular + 1st singular suffix - and my testimony
*bammərômîm*: preposition + article + noun masculine plural - in the heights

Word Meanings

*gam*: also, moreover, even
*ʿattāh*: now, at this time
*hinnēh*: behold, look, see
*šāmayim*: heaven, sky
*ʿēdî*: witness, testimony
*śāhădî*: witness, testimony
*mərômîm*: heights, high places

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Rom 1:9 : 9 For God is my witness, whom I serve with my spirit in the gospel of his Son, that without ceasing I make mention of you always in my prayers;
Rom 9:1 : 1 I say the truth in Christ, I lie not, my conscience also bearing me witness in the Holy Ghost,
2 Cor 1:23 : 23 Moreover I call God for a record upon my soul, that to spare you I came not as yet unto Corinth.
2 Cor 11:31 : 31 The God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which is blessed for evermore, knoweth that I lie not.
1 Thess 2:5 : 5 For neither at any time used we flattering words, as ye know, nor a cloke of covetousness; God is witness:
1 Thess 2:10 : 10 Ye are witnesses, and God also, how holily and justly and unblameably we behaved ourselves among you that believe:
Gen 31:50 : 50 If thou shalt afflict my daughters, or if thou shalt take other wives beside my daughters, no man is with us; see, God is witness betwixt me and thee.
1 Sam 12:5 : 5 And he said unto them, The LORD is witness against you, and his anointed is witness this day, that ye have not found ought in my hand. And they answered, He is witness.
Job 25:2 : 2 Dominion and fear are with him, he maketh peace in his high places.
Ps 113:5 : 5 Who is like unto the LORD our God, who dwelleth on high,

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