Job 13:17

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Hear diligently my speech, And let my declaration be in your ears.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

שִׁמְע֣וּ שָׁ֭מוֹעַ מִלָּתִ֑י וְ֝אֽ͏ַחֲוָתִ֗י בְּאָזְנֵיכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

šimʿû šāmôaʿ millātî weʾaḥăwātî beʾoznêkem

Grammar Details

*šimʿû*: verb, Qal imperative, masculine plural - hear/listen
*šāmôaʿ*: infinitive absolute, Qal - hearing
*millātî*: noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - my word/speech
*weʾaḥăwātî*: conjunction + noun, feminine singular construct with 1st person singular suffix - and my declaration
*beʾoznêkem*: preposition + noun, feminine dual construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix - in your ears

Word Meanings

*šimʿû* *šāmôaʿ*: listen carefully/hear attentively
*millātî*: my word/my speech/my discourse
*ʾaḥăwātî*: my declaration/my statement/my explanation

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 13:6 : 6 Hear now my reasoning, And hearken to the pleadings of my lips.
Job 21:2 : 2 Hear diligently my speech; And let this be your consolations.
Job 33:1 : 1 Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, And hearken to all my words.

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