King James Version

Job 19:17

My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children’s sake of mine own body.

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ר֭וּחִֽיruchiangerרוּחַnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “anger”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7307wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions)air, anger, blast, breath, [idiom] cool, courage, mind, [idiom] quarter, [idiom] side, spirit(-ual), tempest, [idiom] vain, (whirl-) wind(-y).זָ֣רָהzarahstrangeזוּרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “strange”, a completed actionH2114to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be aforeigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery(come from) another (man, place), fanner, go away, (e-) strange(-r, thing, woman).לְאִשְׁתִּ֑יleishtito eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וְ֝חַנֹּתִ֗יvechanotiand beseechחָנַןconjunction, verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and beseech”, a completed actionH2603properly, to bend or stoop in kindness to an inferior; to favor, bestow; causatively to implore (i.e. move to favor by petition)beseech, [idiom] fair, (be, find, shew) favour(-able), be (deal, give, grant (gracious(-ly), intreat, (be) merciful, have (shew) mercy (on, upon), have pity upon, pray, make supplication, [idiom] very.לִבְנֵ֥יlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […בִטְנִֽיvitnibodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “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.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

My breath is abhorred of my wife, and I am loathsome to the children of my tribe.

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American Standard Version (1901)

My breath is strange to my wife, And my supplication to the children of mine own mother.

Young’s Literal Translation

My spirit is strange to my wife, And my favours to the sons of my [mother's] womb.

World English Bible

My breath is offensive to my wife. I am loathsome to the children of my own mother.

Darby Translation

My breath is strange to my wife, and my entreaties to the children of my [mother's] womb.

Douay-Rheims

My wife hath abhorred my breath, and I entreated the children of my womb.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

My breath is abhorred of my wife, and I am loathsome to the children of my tribe.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I besought my wife, and earnestly intreated the sons of my concubines.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἱκέτευον τὴν γυναῖκά μου, προσεκαλούμην δὲ καλακευων υἱοὺς παλλακίδων μου·