King James Version

Job 31:10

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

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תִּטְחַ֣ןtitchangrindטָחַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “grind”, an unfinished actionH2912to grind meal; hence, to be aconcubine (that being their employment)grind(-er).לְאַחֵ֣רleacherto other manאַחֵרpreposition, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “to other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.אִשְׁתִּ֑יishtieachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָvealeyhaand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יִכְרְע֥וּןyikhreunsinkכָּרַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “sink”, an unfinished actionH3766to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostratebow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, [idiom] very.אֲחֵרִֽיןacherinother manאַחֵרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “other man”, the ordinary formH312properly, hinder; generally, next, other, etc.(an-) other man, following, next, strange.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

Young’s Literal Translation

Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.

World English Bible

then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.

Darby Translation

Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

Douay-Rheims

Let my wife be the harlot of another, and let other men lie with her.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

then let my wife also please another, and let my children be brought low.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀρέσαι ἄρα καὶ ἡ γυνή μου ἑτέρῳ, τὰ δὲ νήπιά μου ταπεινωθείη.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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