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Job 31:20

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…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…בֵרֲכ֣וּנִיverakhuniblessבָרַךְverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bless”, a completed actionH1288to kneel; by implication to bless God (as an act of adoration), and (vice-versa) man (as a benefit); also (by euphemism) to curse (God or the king, as treason)[idiom] abundantly, [idiom] altogether, [idiom] at all, blaspheme, bless, congratulate, curse, [idiom] greatly, [idiom] indeed, kneel (down), praise, salute, [idiom] still, thank.חלצוchltsvloinsחָלָץnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2504the loins (as the seat of vigor)loins, reins.חֲלָצָ֑יוchalatsayvloinsחָלָץnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2504the loins (as the seat of vigor)loins, reins.וּמִגֵּ֥זumigezand from fleeceגֵּזconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and from fleece”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1488a fleece (as shorn); also mown grassfleece, mowing, mown grass.כְּ֝בָשַׂיkevasaylambכֶּבֶשׂnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “lamb”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3532a ram (just old enough to butt)lamb, sheep.יִתְחַמָּֽםyitchamambe hotחָמַםverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be hot”, an unfinished actionH2552to be hot (literally or figuratively)enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

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American Standard Version (1901)

If his loins have not blessed me, And if he hath not been warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

Young’s Literal Translation

If his loins have not blessed me, And from the fleece of my sheep He doth not warm himself,

World English Bible

if his heart hasn’t blessed me, if he hasn’t been warmed with my sheep’s fleece;

Darby Translation

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

Douay-Rheims

If his sides have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If his loins have not blessed me, and if he were not warmed with the fleece of my sheep;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and if the poor did not bless me, and their shoulders were not warmed with the fleece of my lambs;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀδύνατοι δὲ εἰ μὴ εὐλόγησάν με, ἀπὸ δὲ κουρᾶς ἀμνῶν μοῦ ἐθερμάνθησαν οἱ ὦμοι αὐτῶν·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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