King James Version

Job 24:5

Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

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הֵ֤ןhenifהֵןparticle, demonstrative — “if”H2005lo!; also (as expressing surprise) ifbehold, if, lo, though.פְּרָאִ֨יםperaimwildפֶּרֶאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “wild”, the ordinary formH6501the onagerwild (ass).בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רbamidbarin desertמִדְבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in desert”, the ordinary formH4057a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs)desert, south, speech, wilderness.יָצְא֣וּyatsevbring forthיָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…בְּ֭פָעֳלָםbefaolamin actפֹּעַלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in act”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6467an act or work (concretely)act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יmeshacharebetimesשָׁחַרverb, piel, participle, construct — “betimes”, a verb used as a describing wordH7836properly, to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)(do something) betimes, enquire early, rise (seek) betimes, seek diligently) early, in the morning).לַטָּ֑רֶףlatarefto leafטֶרֶףpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to leaf”, the ordinary formH2964something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, foodleaf, meat, prey, spoil.עֲרָבָ֥הaravahdesertעֲרָבָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desert”, the ordinary formH6160a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red SeaArabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness. See also H1026 (בֵּית הָעֲרָבָה).ל֥וֹlvotoל֥וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toלֶ֝֗חֶםlechembreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “bread”, the ordinary formH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.לַנְּעָרִֽיםlanarimto boyנַעַרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “to boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold, as wild asses in the wilderness they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; the desert yieldeth them bread for their children.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold, as wild asses in the desert They go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; The wilderness yieldeth them bread for their children.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, wild asses in a wilderness, They have gone out about their work, Seeking early for prey, A mixture for himself — food for young ones.

World English Bible

Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, they go out to their work, seeking diligently for food. The wilderness yields them bread for their children.

Darby Translation

Lo, [as] wild asses in the desert, they go forth to their work, seeking early for the prey: the wilderness [yieldeth] them food for [their] children.

Douay-Rheims

Others like wild asses in the desert go forth to their work: by watching for a prey they get bread for their children.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold, as wild asses in the wilderness they go forth to their work, seeking diligently for food; the desert yieldeth them bread for their children.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they have departed like asses in the field, having gone forth on my account according to their own order: his bread is sweet to his little ones.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπέβησαν δὲ ὥσπερ ὄνοι ἐν ἀγρῷ, ὑπὲρ ἐμοῦ ἐξελθόντες τὴν ἑαυτῶν τάξιν· ἡδύνθη αὐτῷ ἄρτος εἰς νεωτέρους.