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Job 3:10

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor hid sorrow from mine eyes.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…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…סָ֭גַרsagarshutסָגַרverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “shut”, a completed actionH5462to shut up; figuratively, to surrenderclose up, deliver (up), give over (up), inclose, [idiom] pure, repair, shut (in, self, out, up, up together), stop, [idiom] straitly.דַּלְתֵ֣יdaltedoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).בִטְנִ֑יvitnibodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.וַיַּסְתֵּ֥רvayasterand hideסָתַרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and hide”, the next action in the storyH5641to hide (by covering), literally or figurativelybe absent, keep close, conceal, hide (self), (keep) secret, [idiom] surely.עָ֝מָ֗לamaltoilעָמָלnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “toil”, the ordinary formH5999toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mindgrievance(-vousness), iniquity, labour, mischief, miserable(-sery), pain(-ful), perverseness, sorrow, toil, travail, trouble, wearisome, wickedness.מֵעֵינָֽיmeeynayfrom eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, noun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “from eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother’s womb, Nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

Young’s Literal Translation

Because it hath not shut the doors Of the womb that was mine! And hide misery from mine eyes.

World English Bible

because it didn’t shut up the doors of my mother’s womb, nor did it hide trouble from my eyes.

Darby Translation

Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, and hid not trouble from mine eyes.

Douay-Rheims

Because it shut not up the doors of the womb that bore me, nor took away evils from my eyes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Because it shut not up the doors of my mother's womb, nor hid trouble from mine eyes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

because it shut not up the gates of my mother's womb, for so it would have removed sorrow from my eyes.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι οὐ συνέκλεισε πύλας γαστρὸς μητρός μου, ἀπήλλαξε γὰρ ἂν πόνον ἀπὸ ὀφθαλμῶν μου.