Job 23:12

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Neither have I gone back from the commandment of his lips; I have esteemed the words of his mouth more than my necessary food.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִצְוַ֣ת שְׂ֭פָתָיו וְלֹ֣א אָמִ֑ישׁ מֵ֝חֻקִּ֗י צָפַ֥נְתִּי אִמְרֵי־פִֽיו׃

Transliteration

miṣwat śəpātāyw wə-lōʾ ʾāmîš mēḥuqqî ṣāpantî ʾimrê-pîw

Grammar Details

*miṣwat*: noun, feminine singular construct - commandment of
*śəpātāyw*: noun, feminine dual + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his lips
*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*ʾāmîš*: Hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular - I depart
*mēḥuqqî*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - from my prescribed portion/statute
*ṣāpantî*: Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have treasured up/hidden
*ʾimrê-pîw*: noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - words of his mouth

Word Meanings

*miṣwâ*: commandment, precept, ordinance
*śāpâ*: lip, speech, edge, border
*mûš*: to depart, remove, withdraw
*ḥōq*: statute, prescribed portion, decree, boundary
*ṣāpan*: to hide, treasure up, store, lay up
*ʾēmer*: word, speech, command
*peh*: mouth, opening, orifice

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

John 4:34 : 34 Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of him that sent me, and to finish his work.
Ps 119:103 : 103 How sweet are thy words unto my taste! yea, sweeter than honey to my mouth!
Jer 15:16 : 16 Thy words were found, and I did eat them; and thy word was unto me the joy and rejoicing of mine heart: for I am called by thy name, O LORD God of hosts.
John 4:32 : 32 But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye know not of.
Job 22:22 : 22 Receive, I pray thee, the law from his mouth, and lay up his words in thine heart.
John 6:66-69 : 66 From that time many of his disciples went back, and walked no more with him. 67 Then said Jesus unto the twelve , Will ye also go away? 68 Then Simon Peter answered him, Lord, to whom shall we go? thou hast the words of eternal life. 69 And we believe and are sure that thou art that Christ, the Son of the living God.
John 8:31 : 31 Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed;
Acts 14:22 : 22 Confirming the souls of the disciples, and exhorting them to continue in the faith, and that we must through much tribulation enter into the kingdom of God.
Ps 19:9-9 : 9 The fear of the LORD is clean, enduring for ever: the judgments of the LORD are true and righteous altogether. 10 More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than much fine gold: sweeter also than honey and the honeycomb.
Ps 119:11 : 11 Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee.
Ps 119:127 : 127 Therefore I love thy commandments above gold; yea, above fine gold.
Job 6:10 : 10 Then should I yet have comfort; yea, I would harden myself in sorrow: let him not spare; for I have not concealed the words of the Holy One.
Luke 12:42 : 42 And the Lord said, Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of meat in due season?
Luke 12:46 : 46 The lord of that servant will come in a day when he looketh not for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in sunder, and will appoint him his portion with the unbelievers.
Heb 10:38-39 : 38 Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him. 39 But we are not of them who draw back unto perdition; but of them that believe to the saving of the soul.
1 Pet 2:2 : 2 As newborn babes, desire the sincere milk of the word, that ye may grow thereby:
1 John 2:19 : 19 They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would no doubt have continued with us: but they went out, that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.

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