Job 17:13

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

If I wait, the grave is mine house: I have made my bed in the darkness.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אִם־אֲ֭קַוֶּה שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתִ֑י בַּ֝חֹ֗שֶׁךְ רִפַּ֥דְתִּי יְצוּעָֽי׃

Transliteration

if-ʾăqawwe šəʾôl bêṯî in-the-ḥōšeḵ rippaddtî yəṣûʿāy

Grammar Details

*ʾăqawwe*: Piel imperfect 1st person singular - I expect/wait for/hope for
*šəʾôl*: noun, feminine singular - Sheol/underworld
*bêṯî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my house
*ḥōšeḵ*: noun, masculine singular - darkness
*rippaddtî*: Piel perfect 1st person singular - I have spread out
*yəṣûʿāy*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my bed/couch

Word Meanings

*ʾăqawwe*: I expect/wait for/hope for
*šəʾôl*: Sheol/underworld/grave/pit
*bêṯî*: my house/dwelling/home
*ḥōšeḵ*: darkness/obscurity
*rippaddtî*: I have spread out/made my bed
*yəṣûʿāy*: my bed/couch/resting place

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
Widely recognized and referenced KJV text

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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Job 3:13 : 13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest,
Job 10:21-22 : 21 Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death; 22 A land of darkness, as darkness itself; and of the shadow of death, without any order, and where the light is as darkness.
Job 14:14 : 14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time will I wait, till my change come.
Job 17:1 : 1 My breath is corrupt, my days are extinct, the graves are ready for me.
Job 30:23 : 23 For I know that thou wilt bring me to death, and to the house appointed for all living.
Ps 27:14 : 14 Wait on the LORD: be of good courage, and he shall strengthen thine heart: wait, I say, on the LORD.
Ps 139:8 : 8 If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there: if I make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there.
Isa 57:2 : 2 He shall enter into peace: they shall rest in their beds, each one walking in his uprightness.
Lam 3:25-26 : 25 The LORD is good unto them that wait for him, to the soul that seeketh him. 26 It is good that a man should both hope and quietly wait for the salvation of the LORD.

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