Strong's Lexicon Why מַ֭דּוּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4069: 1) why?, on what account?, wherefore? were there knees בִרְכָּ֑יִם (ḇir·kā·yim) Noun - fd Strong's Hebrew 1290: 1) knee 2) weak from fear (fig.) to receive me, קִדְּמ֣וּנִי (qid·də·mū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 6923: 1) to meet, come or be in front, confront, go before 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to meet, confront, come to meet, receive 1a2) to go before, go in front, be in front 1a3) to lead, be beforehand, anticipate, forestall 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to come in front 1b2) to confront, anticipate [and] וּמַה־ (ū·ma·hō·šā-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may breasts שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם (ḏa·yim) Noun - md Strong's Hebrew 7699: 1) breast, bosom, (female) breast 1a) breast (of woman) 1b) breast (of animal) 1c) breast (of both human and animal) that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore I should be nursed ? אִינָֽק׃ (’î·nāq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3243: 1) to suckle, nurse, suck 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to suck 1a2) suckling, babe (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to give suck to, nurse 1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle) Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWhy were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed? Young's Literal Translation Wherefore have knees been before me? And what [are] breasts, that I suck? Holman Christian Standard Bible Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse? New American Standard Bible "Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck? King James Bible Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? Parallel Verses New International Version Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed? New Living Translation Why was I laid on my mother's lap? Why did she nurse me at her breasts? English Standard Version Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse? New American Standard Bible "Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck? King James Bible Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? Holman Christian Standard Bible Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse? International Standard Version Why was there a lap to hold me, and why were there breasts to nurse me? NET Bible Why did the knees welcome me, and why were there two breasts that I might nurse at them? American Standard Version Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should suck? English Revised Version Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts, that I should suck? Young's Literal Translation Wherefore have knees been before me? And what are breasts, that I suck? Cross References Genesis 30:3 And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her. Job 3:11 Why died I not from the womb? why did I not give up the ghost when I came out of the belly? Job 3:13 For now should I have lain still and been quiet, I should have slept: then had I been at rest, Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Job 3:10 Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes. Job 3:9 Let the stars of the twilight thereof be dark; let it look for light, but have none; neither let it see the dawning of the day: Job 3:14 With kings and counsellers of the earth, which built desolate places for themselves; Job 3:15 Or with princes that had gold, who filled their houses with silver: Jump to Previous Breast Breasts Knees Meet Milk Nursed Prevent Receive Suck WhereforeJump to Next Breast Breasts Knees Meet Milk Nursed Prevent Receive Suck WhereforeLinks Job 3:12 NIVJob 3:12 NLT Job 3:12 ESV Job 3:12 NASB Job 3:12 KJV Job 3:12 Bible Apps Job 3:12 Parallel Job 3:12 Biblia Paralela Job 3:12 Chinese Bible Job 3:12 French Bible Job 3:12 German Bible Job 3:12 Commentaries Bible Hub |