King James Version

Job 39:3

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.

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תִּ֭כְרַעְנָהtikhranahsinkכָּרַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “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.יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ןyaldeyhenchildיֶלֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “child”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3206something born, i.e. a lad or offspringboy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָהtefalachnahbring forthפָּלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH6398to slice, i.e. break open or piercebring forth, cleave, cut, shred, strike through.חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥םchevleyhemcompanyחֶבֶלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2256a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruinband, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָהteshalachnahsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “send”, an unfinished actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains.

Young’s Literal Translation

They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.

World English Bible

They bow themselves. They bear their young. They end their labor pains.

Darby Translation

They bow themselves, they give birth to their young ones, they cast out their pains;

Douay-Rheims

They bow themselves to bring forth young, and they cast them, and send forth roarings.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they cast out their fruit.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and hast reared their young without fear; and wilt thou loosen their pangs?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐξέθρεψας δὲ αὐτῶν τὰ παιδία ἔξω φόβου, ὠδῖνας δὲ αὐτῶν ἐξαποστελεῖς,