King James Version

Job 7:13

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…אָ֭מַרְתִּיamartisayאָמַרverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “say”, a completed actionH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…תְּנַחֲמֵ֣נִיtenachamenicomfortנָחַםverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “comfort”, an unfinished actionH5162properly, to sigh, i.e. breathe strongly; by implication, to be sorry, i.e. (in a favorable sense) to pity, console or (reflexively) rue; or (unfavorably) to avenge (oneself)comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).עַרְשִׂ֑יarsicouchעֶרֶשׂnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “couch”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6210a couch (properly, with a canopy)bed(-stead), couch.יִשָּׂ֥אyisalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, an unfinished actionH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…בְ֝שִׂיחִ֗יvesichiin babblingשִׂיחַpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “in babbling”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7879a contemplation; by implication, an utterancebabbling, communication, complaint, meditation, prayer, talk.מִשְׁכָּבִֽיmishkavibedמִשְׁכָּבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “bed”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4904a bed (figuratively, a bier); abstractly, sleep; by euphemism, carnal intercoursebed(-chamber), couch, lieth (lying) with.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When I say: 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint';

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American Standard Version (1901)

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, My couch shall ease my complaint;

Young’s Literal Translation

When I said, 'My bed doth comfort me,' He taketh away in my talking my couch.

World English Bible

When I say, ‘My bed will comfort me. My couch will ease my complaint,’

Darby Translation

When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint;

Douay-Rheims

If I say: My bed shall comfort me, and I shall be relieved speaking with myself on my couch:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When I say: 'My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint';

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

I said that my bed should comfort me, and I would privately counsel with myself on my couch.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Εἴπα ὅτι παρακαλέσει με ἡ κλίνη μου, ἀνοίσω δὲ πρὸς ἐμαυτὸν ἰδίᾳ λόγον τῇ κοίτῃ μου.