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Job 24:21

He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

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רֹעֶ֣הroehcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “companion”, a verb used as a describing wordH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.עֲ֭קָרָהaqarahbarrenעָקָרadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “barren”, the ordinary formH6135sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs)([idiom] male or female) barren (woman).לֹ֣אlono , -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…תֵלֵ֑דteledbearיָלַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bear”, an unfinished actionH3205to 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…וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗הvealmanahand desolate houseאַלְמָנָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.לֹ֣אlono , -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…יְיֵטִֽיבyeyetivbe acceptedיָטַבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be accepted”, an unfinished actionH3190to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)be accepted, amend, use aright, benefit, be (make) better, seem best, make cheerful, be comely, [phrase] be content, diligent(-ly), dress, earnestly, find favour, give, be glad, do (be, make) good(-ness), be (make) merry, please ([phrase]…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He devoureth the barren that beareth not, And doeth not good to the widow.

Young’s Literal Translation

Treating evil the barren [who] beareth not, And [to] the widow he doth no good,

World English Bible

He devours the barren who don’t bear. He shows no kindness to the widow.

Darby Translation

He that despoileth the barren that beareth not, and doeth not good to the widow:

Douay-Rheims

For he hath fed the barren that beareth not, and to the widow he hath done no good.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He devoureth the barren that beareth not; and doeth not good to the widow.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For he has not treated the barren woman well, and has had no pity on a feeble woman.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στείραν δὲ οὐκ εὖ ἐποίησε, καὶ γύναιον οὐκ ἠλέησε.