Job 31:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep; | if his heart has not blessed me for warming him with the fleece of my sheep, | If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep; |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| if | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518A | ifאִם (im) : if/whether_or/though 1) if 1a) conditional clauses 1a1) of possible situations 1a2) of impossible situations 1b) oath contexts 1b1) no, not 1c) if...if, whether...or, whether...or...or 1d) when, whenever 1e) since 1f) interrogative particle 1g) but rather |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| they blessed me | בֵרֲכ֣וּנִי | ve-ra-KHU-ni | H1288 | to blessבָּרַךְ (ba.rakh) 1) to bless, kneel 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to kneel 1a2) to bless 1b) (Niphal) to be blessed, bless oneself 1c) (Piel) to bless 1d) (Pual) to be blessed, be adored 1e) (Hiphil) to cause to kneel 1f) (Hithpael) to bless oneself 2) (TWOT) to praise, salute, curse Aramaic equivalent: be.rakh (בְּרַךְ "to bless" H1289) |
| loins his | חֲלָצָ֑יו | cha-la-tzov | H2504 | loinחָלָץ (cha.lats) 1) loins 1a) as seat of virility 1b) as girded 1c) as seat of pain (woman's travail) |
| and from [the] fleece of | וּמִגֵּ֥ז | u-mi-GEZ | H1488 | fleeceגֵּז (gez) 1) a shearing, mowing 1a) shearing, that sheared off 1b) a mowing, mown grass |
| lambs my | כְּ֝בָשַׂי | KE-va-sai | H3532 | lambכֶּ֫בֶשׂ (ke.ve.s) lamb, sheep, young ram |
| he warmed himself | יִתְחַמָּֽם׃ | yit-cha-MAM | H2552 | to warmחָמַם (cha.mam) 1) to be hot, become warm 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be or grow warm 1a2) of passion (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to become aroused, inflame oneself with 1c) (Piel) to warm 1d) (Hithpael) to warm oneself |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.