King James Version

Job 10:18

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? Oh that I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me!

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וְלָ֣מָּהvelamahand to howמָהconjunction, preposition, particle, interrogative — “and to how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.מֵ֭רֶחֶםmerechemfrom wombרֶחֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from womb”, the ordinary formH7358the wombmatrix, womb.הֹצֵאתָ֑נִיhotsetanibring forthיָצָאverb, hiphil, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…אֶ֝גְוַ֗עegvagive up the ghostגָּוַעverb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “give up the ghost”, an unfinished actionH1478to breathe out, i.e. (by implication) expiredie, be dead, give up the ghost, perish.וְעַ֣יִןveayinand eye , , -sightעַיִןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תִרְאֵֽנִיtireniseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wherefore then hast Thou brought me forth out of the womb? Would that I had perished, and no eye had seen me!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wherefore then hast thou brought me forth out of the womb? I had given up the ghost, and no eye had seen me.

Young’s Literal Translation

And why from the womb Hast Thou brought me forth? I expire, and the eye doth not see me.

World English Bible

“‘Why, then, have you brought me out of the womb? I wish I had given up the spirit, and no eye had seen me.

Darby Translation

And wherefore didst thou bring me forth out of the womb? I had expired, and no eye had seen me.

Douay-Rheims

Why didst thou bring me forth out of the womb: O that I had been consumed that eye might not see me!

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wherefore then hast Thou brought me forth out of the womb? Would that I had perished, and no eye had seen me!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Why then didst thou bring me out of the womb? and why did I not die, and no eye see me,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἱνατί οὖν ἐκ κοιλίας με ἐξήγαγες, καὶ οὐκ ἀπέθανον, ὀφθαλμὸς δέ με οὐκ εἶδε,