King James Version

Job 24:3

They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

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חֲמ֣וֹרchamorassחֲמוֹרnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “ass”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2543a male ass (from its dun red)(he) ass.יְתוֹמִ֣יםyetomimfatherlessיָתוֹםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fatherless”, the ordinary formH3490a bereaved personfatherless (child), orphan.יִנְהָ֑גוּyinhagvcarry awayנָהַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “carry away”, an unfinished actionH5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sighacquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).יַ֝חְבְּל֗וּyachbelvdestroyחָבַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “destroy”, an unfinished actionH2254to wind tightly (as a rope), i.e. to bind; specifically, by a pledge; figuratively, to pervert, destroy; also to writhe in pain (especially of parturition)[idiom] at all, band, bring forth, (deal) corrupt(-ly), destroy, offend, lay to (take a) pledge, spoil, travail, [idiom] very, withhold.שׁ֣וֹרshorbullשׁוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “bull”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7794a bullock (as a traveller)bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791 (שׁוּר)).אַלְמָנָֽהalmanahdesolate houseאַלְמָנָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desolate house”, the ordinary formH490a widow; also a desolate placedesolate house (palace), widow.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They drive away the ass of the fatherless; They take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Young’s Literal Translation

The ass of the fatherless they lead away, They take in pledge the ox of the widow,

World English Bible

They drive away the donkey of the fatherless, and they take the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Darby Translation

They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge;

Douay-Rheims

They have driven away the ass of the fatherless, and have taken away the widow’s ox for a pledge.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They drive away the ass of the fatherless, they take the widow's ox for a pledge.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have led away the ass of the fatherless, and taken the widow's ox for a pledge.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑποζύγιον ὀρφανῶν ἀπήγαγον, καὶ βοῦν χήρας ἠνεχύρασαν.