Job 39:3

They crouch down and bring forth their young; they deliver their newborn.
Job 39:3
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Original language (Hebrew)

תִּ֭כְרַעְנָה יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ן תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָה חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥ם תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃

  1. תִּ֭כְרַעְנָהTikh.ra'.nah“they kneel down”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from כָּרַע · “to bow” · Strong's H3766
  2. יַלְדֵיהֶ֣ןyal.dei.Hen“young their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from יֶ֫לֶד · “youth” · Strong's H3206
  3. תְּפַלַּ֑חְנָהte.fa.Lach.nah“they cleave open”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from פָּלַח · “to cleave” · Strong's H6398
  4. חֶבְלֵיהֶ֥םchev.lei.Hem“labor-pains their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from חֵ֫בֶל · “pain” · Strong's H2256B
  5. תְּשַׁלַּֽחְנָה׃te.sha.Lach.nah“they send forth”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural · from שָׁלַח · “let go” · Strong's H7971H
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)