Job 19:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Have pity upon me, have pity upon me, O ye my friends; for the hand of God hath touched me.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

‫חָנֻּ֬נִי חָנֻּ֣נִי אַתֶּ֣ם רֵעָ֑י כִּ֥י יַד־אֱ֝ל֗וֹהַּ נָ֣גְעָה בִּֽי׃‬

Transliteration

ḥonnūnî ḥonnūnî ʾattem rēʿāy kî yad-ʾĕlôah nāgəʿāh bî

Grammar Details

*ḥonnūnî*: qal imperative, masculine plural + 1st person singular suffix - have pity on me (repeated)
*ʾattem*: pronoun, 2nd masculine plural - you
*rēʿāy*: noun common masculine plural construct + 1st person singular suffix - my friends
*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*yad-ʾĕlôah*: noun common feminine singular construct + noun common masculine singular - hand of God
*nāgəʿāh*: qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - has touched
*bî*: preposition + 1st person singular suffix - me

Word Meanings

*ḥānan*: to be gracious/have mercy/pity
*rēaʿ*: friend/companion/fellow
*yād*: hand/power/authority
*ʾĕlôah*: God/deity
*nāgaʿ*: to touch/strike/reach

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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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Readability

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High concordance with source wording
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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Job 1:11 : 11 But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Ps 38:2 : 2 For thine arrows stick fast in me, and thy hand presseth me sore{H8799)}.
Rom 12:15 : 15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
1 Cor 12:26 : 26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Heb 13:3 : 3 Remember them that are in bonds, as bound with them; and them which suffer adversity, as being yourselves also in the body.
Job 2:5 : 5 But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face.
Job 2:10 : 10 But he said unto her, Thou speakest as one of the foolish women speaketh. What? shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil? In all this did not Job sin with his lips.
Job 6:4 : 4 For the arrows of the Almighty are within me, the poison whereof drinketh up my spirit: the terrors of God do set themselves in array against me.
Job 6:14 : 14 To him that is afflicted pity should be shewed from his friend; but he forsaketh the fear of the Almighty.

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