King James Version

Job 38:3

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.

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אֱזָרezarbind aboutאָזַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bind about”, a commandH247to beltbind (compass) about, gird (up, with).נָ֣אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.כְגֶ֣בֶרkhegeveras manגֶּבֶרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as man”, the ordinary formH1397properly, a valiant man or warrior; generally, a person simplyevery one, man, [idiom] mighty.חֲלָצֶ֑יךָchalatseykhaloinsחָלָץnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2504the loins (as the seat of vigor)loins, reins.וְ֝אֶשְׁאָלְךָ֗veeshalekhaand demandשָׁאַלconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and demand”, an unfinished actionH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.וְהוֹדִיעֵֽנִיvehodieniand knowיָדַעconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and know”, a commandH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Gird up now thy loins like a man; For I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Young’s Literal Translation

Gird, I pray thee, as a man, thy loins, And I ask thee, and cause thou Me to know.

World English Bible

Brace yourself like a man, for I will question you, then you answer me!

Darby Translation

Gird up now thy loins like a man; and I will demand of thee, and inform thou me.

Douay-Rheims

Gird up thy loins like a man: I will ask thee, and answer thou me.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto Me.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Gird thy loins like a man; and I will ask thee, and do thou answer me.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ζώσαι ὥσπερ ἀνὴρ τὴν ὀσφύν σου· ἐρωτήσω δέ σε, σὺ δέ μοι ἀποκρίθητι.