Passage

Job 33.4

Book: Job · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (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."

"4. The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Almighty giveth me life."

"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)

"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."

"4. The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life."

"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)

"2. Behold, now I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth. ^{in my mouth: Heb. in my palate} 3. My words shall be of the uprightness of my heart: and my lips shall utter knowledge clearly."

"4. The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life."

"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. ^{wish: Heb. mouth} ^{formed: Heb. cut}" (Job 33:2-6, KJV)

YLT (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."

"4. The Spirit of God hath made me, And the breath of the Mighty doth quicken me."

"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
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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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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 (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
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.

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