King James Version

Job 21:11

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

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יְשַׁלְּח֣וּyeshalchvsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…כַ֭צֹּאןkhatsonas flockצֹאןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).עֲוִילֵיהֶ֑םavileyhemyoung childעֲוִילnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “young child”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5759a babeyoung child, little one.וְ֝יַלְדֵיהֶ֗םveyaldeyhemand childיֶלֶדconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and child”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3206something born, i.e. a lad or offspringboy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).יְרַקֵּדֽוּןyeraqedundanceרָקַדverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “dance”, an unfinished actionH7540properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)dance, jump, leap, skip.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

Young’s Literal Translation

They send forth as a flock their sucklings, And their children skip,

World English Bible

They send out their little ones like a flock. Their children dance.

Darby Translation

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

Douay-Rheims

Their little ones go out like a flock, and their children dance and play.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They send forth their little ones like a flock, and their children dance.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they remain as an unfailing flock, and their children play before them , taking up the psaltery and harp;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μένουσι δὲ ὡς πρόβατα αἰώνια, τὰ δὲ παιδία αὐτῶν προσπαίζουσιν,

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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