# Job 33.4

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**Book:** [Job](/codex/job/) · NASB95

## Immediate context (±2 verses)

**ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/))
> 2. Behold now, I have opened my mouth; My tongue hath spoken in my mouth. 3. My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; And that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
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> **4. The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life.**
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> 5. If thou canst, answer thou me; Set thy words in order before me, stand forth. 6. Behold, I am toward God even as thou art: I also am formed out of the clay. (Job 33:2-6, ASV)

**WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/))
> 2. See now, I have opened my mouth. My tongue has spoken in my mouth. 3. My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart. That which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
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> **4. The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.**
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> 5. If you can, answer me. Set your words in order before me, and stand up. 6. Behold, I am toward God even as you are. I am also formed out of the clay. (Job 33:2-6, WEB)

**KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/))
> 2. Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. <sup>in my mouth: Heb. in my palate</sup> 3. My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly.
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> **4. The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.**
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> 5. If thou canst answer me, set thy words in order before me, stand up. 6. Behold, I am according to thy wish in God's stead: I also am formed out of the clay. <sup>wish: Heb. mouth</sup> <sup>formed: Heb. cut</sup> (Job 33:2-6, KJV)

**YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/))
> 2. Lo, I pray thee, I have opened my mouth, My tongue hath spoken in the palate. 3. Of the uprightness of my heart [are] my sayings, And knowledge have my lips clearly spoken.
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> **4. The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me.**
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> 5. If thou art able, answer me, Set in array before me, station thyself. 6. Lo, I [am], according to thy word, for God, From the clay I, I also, have been formed. (Job 33:2-6, YLT)

## Setting

- **Speaker:** _TBD_
- **Audience:** _TBD_
- **Location:** _TBD_
- **Time period:** _TBD_

## Theological reading

_Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added._

## Key words

_Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap._

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## Quoted in

**Concepts:**

- [Trinity](/codex/trinity/)

**Lexicon:**

- [H7307 - ruach](/codex/h7307-ruach/)

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## Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the **most literal English translations available** (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the **public domain in the United States**, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

- **[ASV](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- **[YLT](/codex/ylt/)** (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.