King James Version

Job 39:4

Their young ones are in good liking, they grow up with corn; they go forth, and return not unto them.

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יַחְלְמ֣וּyachlemvdreamחָלַםverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dream”, an unfinished actionH2492properly, to bind firmly, i.e. (by implication) to be (causatively to make) plump; also (through the figurative sense of dumbness) to dream(cause to) dream(-er), be in good liking, recover.בְ֭נֵיהֶםveneyhemsonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִרְבּ֣וּyirbvincreaseרָבָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “increase”, an unfinished actionH7235to increase (in whatever respect)(bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for H7232 (רָבַב)), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, incre…בַבָּ֑רvabarin cornבָּרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in corn”, the ordinary formH1250grain of any kind (even while standing in the field); by extension the open countrycorn, wheat.יָ֝צְא֗וּyatsevbring forthיָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…וְלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and 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…שָׁ֥בוּshavvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “again”, a completed actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לָֽמוֹlamvotoלָֽמוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field; They go forth, and return not again.

Young’s Literal Translation

Safe are their young ones, They grow up in the field, they have gone out, And have not returned to them.

World English Bible

Their young ones become strong. They grow up in the open field. They go out, and don’t return again.

Darby Translation

Their young ones become strong, they grow up in the open field, they go forth, and return not unto them.

Douay-Rheims

Their young are weaned and go to feed: they go forth, and return not to them.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Their young ones wax strong, they grow up in the open field; they go forth, and return not again.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Their young will break forth; they will be multiplied with offspring: their young will go forth, and will not return to them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἀποῤῥήξουσι τὰ τέκνα αὐτῶν, πληθυνθήσονται ἐν γενγήματι· ἐξελεύσονται, καὶ οὐ μὴ ἀνακάμψουσιν αὐτοῖς.