King James Version

Job 15:35

They conceive mischief, and bring forth vanity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

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הָרֹ֣הharobe with childהָרָהverb, qal, infinitive absolute — “be with child”, the verb used for emphasisH2029to be (or become) pregnant, conceive (literally or figuratively)been, be with child, conceive, progenitor.עָ֭מָלamaltoilעָמָלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “toil”, the ordinary formH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.וְיָ֣לֹדveyalodand bearיָלַדconjunction, verb, qal, infinitive absolute — “and bear”, the verb used for emphasisH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…אָ֑וֶןavenidolאָוֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH205strictly nothingness; also trouble. vanity, wickedness; specifically an idolaffliction, evil, false, idol, iniquity, mischief, mourners(-ing), naught, sorrow, unjust, unrighteous, vain, vanity, wicked(-ness). Compare H369 (אַיִן).וּ֝בִטְנָ֗םuvitnamand bodyבֶּטֶןconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.תָּכִ֥יןtakhinbe fittedכּוּןverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…מִרְמָֽהmirmahcraftמִרְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “craft”, the ordinary formH4820fraudcraft, deceit(-ful, -fully), false, feigned, guile, subtilly, treachery.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, And their heart prepareth deceit.

Young’s Literal Translation

To conceive misery, and to bear iniquity, Even their heart doth prepare deceit.

World English Bible

They conceive mischief and produce iniquity. Their heart prepares deceit.”

Darby Translation

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

Douay-Rheims

He hath conceived sorrow, and hath brought forth iniquity, and his womb prepareth deceits.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They conceive mischief, and bring forth iniquity, and their belly prepareth deceit.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he shall conceive sorrows, and his end shall be vanity, and his belly shall bear deceit.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐν γαστρὶ δὲ λήψεται ὀδύνας, ἀποβήσεται δὲ αὐτῷ κενὰ, ἡ δὲ κοιλία αὐτοῦ ὑποίσει δόλον.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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