In Job 19 of Job .
Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
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גַּם ־ gam also גַּם gam also גַּם particle, affirmation — “also” H1571 properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea. עֲ֭וִילִים avilim young child עֲ֭וִילִים avilim young child עֲוִיל noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “young child”, the ordinary form H5759 a babe young child, little one. מָ֣אֲסוּ maasv abhor מָ֣אֲסוּ maasv abhor מָאַס verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “abhor”, a completed action H3988 to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear abhor, cast away (off), contemn, despise, disdain, (become) loathe(some), melt away, refuse, reject, reprobate, [idiom] utterly, vile person. בִ֑י vi in בִ֑י vi in בִ֑י preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in” in אָ֝ק֗וּמָה aqumah rise אָ֝ק֗וּמָה aqumah rise קוּם verb, qal, cohortative, 1st person, common, singular — “rise”, a determination or request H6965 to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative) abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (u… וַיְדַבְּרוּ ־ vaydabrv and speak וַיְדַבְּרוּ vaydabrv and speak דָבַר conjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and speak”, the next action in the story H1696 perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue answer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work. בִֽי ׃ vi in בִֽי vi in בִֽי preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in” in Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Even urchins despised me; if I arise, they speak against me.
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American Standard Version (1901) Even young children despise me; If I arise, they speak against me.
Young’s Literal Translation Also sucklings have despised me, I rise, and they speak against me.
World English Bible Even young children despise me. If I arise, they speak against me.
Darby Translation Even young children despise me; I rise up, and they speak against me.
Douay-Rheims Even fools despise me; and when I gone from them, they spoke against me.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) Even urchins despised me; if I arise, they speak against me.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English But they rejected me for ever; whenever I rise up, they speak against me.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Οἱ δὲ εἰς τὸν αἰῶνά με ἀπεποιήσαντο, ὅταν ἀναστῶ, κατʼ ἐμοῦ λαλοῦσιν.
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