King James Version

Job 39:1

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

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הֲיָדַ֗עְתָּhayadataknowיָדַעparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to 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…עֵ֭תetwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “when”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לֶ֣דֶתledetbearיָלַדverb, qal, infinitive construct — “bear”, the to-form of the verbH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…יַעֲלֵיyaalewild goatיָעֵלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “wild goat”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3277an ibex (as climbing)wild goat.סָ֑לַעsalarockסֶלַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rock”, the ordinary formH5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.חֹלֵ֖לcholeldanceחוּלverb, polel, infinitive construct — “dance”, the to-form of the verbH2342properly, to twist or whirl (in a circular or spiral manner), i.e. (specifically) to dance, to writhe in pain (especially of parturition) or fear; figuratively, to wait, to pervertbear, (make to) bring forth, (make to) calve, dance, drive away, fall grievously (with pain), fear, form, great, grieve, (be) grievous, hope, look, make, be in pain, be much (sore) pained, rest, shake, shapen, (be) sorrow(-ful), stay, tarr…אַיָּל֣וֹתayalothindאַיָּלָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “hind”, the ordinary formH355a doe or female deerhind.תִּשְׁמֹֽרtishmorbewardשָׁמַרverb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “beward”, an unfinished actionH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

Young’s Literal Translation

Hast thou known the time of The bearing of the wild goats of the rock? The bringing forth of hinds thou dost mark!

World English Bible

“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?

Darby Translation

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? dost thou mark the calving of the hinds?

Douay-Rheims

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats bring forth among the rocks, or hast thou observed the hinds when they fawn?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? Or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Say if thou knowest the time of the bringing forth of the wild goats of the rock, and if thou hast marked the calving of the hinds:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἰ ἔγνως καιρὸν τοκετοῦ τραγελάφων πέτρας, ἐφύλαξας δὲ ὠδῖνας ἐλάφων,

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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