Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?Job 3:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מַ֭דּוּעַ קִדְּמ֣וּנִי בִרְכָּ֑יִם וּמַה־שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם כִּ֣י אִינָֽק׃
- מַ֭דּוּעַMa.du.a'“why?”Particle, interrogative · from מַדּוּעַ · “why?” · Strong's H4069
- קִדְּמ֣וּנִיki.de.Mu.ni“did they receive me”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from קָדַם · “to meet” · Strong's H6923
- בִרְכָּ֑יִםvir.Ka.yim“knees”Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from בֶּ֫רֶךְ · “knee” · Strong's H1290
- וּמַה־u.ma.ho.Sha-“and why?”Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִםSha.Da.yim“breasts”Noun, masculine, dual, absolute · from שַׁד · “breast” · Strong's H7699A
- כִּ֣יki“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- אִינָֽק׃'i.Nak“I will suckle”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָנַק · “to suck” · Strong's H3243G
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)