Job 21:21

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

For what pleasure hath he in his house after him, when the number of his months is cut off in the midst?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֤י מַה־חֶפְצ֣וֹ בְּבֵית֣וֹ אַחֲרָ֑יו וּמִסְפַּ֖ר חֳדָשָׁ֣יו חֻצָּֽצוּ׃

Transliteration

kî mah-ḥepṣô bə-bêtô ʾaḥărāyw û-mispar ḥŏdāšāyw ḥuṣṣāṣû

Grammar Details

*kî*: conjunction - for/because
*mah*: interrogative pronoun - what
*ḥepṣô*: noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his pleasure/delight
*bə-bêtô*: preposition + noun masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his house
*ʾaḥărāyw*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - after him
*û-mispar*: conjunctive waw + noun masculine singular construct - and number of
*ḥŏdāšāyw*: noun masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his months
*ḥuṣṣāṣû*: Pual perfect, 3rd person common plural - they are cut off/determined

Word Meanings

*ḥēpeṣ*: delight/pleasure/desire
*bayit*: house/home/family
*mispar*: number/count
*ḥōdeš*: month/new moon
*ḥāṣaṣ*: to divide/cut/determine

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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
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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 14:5 : 5 Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass;
Job 14:21 : 21 His sons come to honour, and he knoweth it not; and they are brought low, but he perceiveth it not of them.
Ps 55:23 : 23 But thou, O God, shalt bring them down{H8686)} into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half{H8799)} their days; but I will trust{H8799)} in thee.
Ps 102:24 : 24 I said, O my God, take me not away in the midst of my days: thy years are throughout all generations.
Eccl 2:18-19 : 18 Yea, I hated all my labour which I had taken under the sun: because I should leave it unto the man that shall be after me. 19 And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity.
Luke 16:27-28 : 27 Then he said, I pray thee therefore, father, that thou wouldest send him to my father's house: 28 For I have five brethren; that he may testify unto them, lest they also come into this place of torment.

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