Job 39:3
They crouch down, give birth to their young, and deliver their offspring.
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King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
KJV1611 – Modern English
They crouch down, they bring forth their young, they cast out their labor pains.
King James Version 1611 (Original)
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers
They bow{H3766} themselves, they bring forth{H6398} their young,{H3206} They cast out{H7971} their pains.{H2256}
King James Version with Strong's Numbers
They bow{H3766}{(H8799)} themselves, they bring forth{H6398}{(H8762)} their young ones{H3206}, they cast out{H7971}{(H8762)} their sorrows{H2256}.
Coverdale Bible (1535)
Or when they lye downe, when they cast their yonge ones, & when they are delyuered off their trauayle & payne?
Geneva Bible (1560)
(39:6) They bow them selues: they bruise their yong and cast out their sorowes.
Bishops' Bible (1568)
They lye downe, they calue their young ones, and they are deliuered of their trauaile and paine:
Authorized King James Version (1611)
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young ones, they cast out their sorrows.
Webster's Bible (1833)
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They end their labor pains.
Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)
They bow down, Their young ones they bring forth safely, Their pangs they cast forth.
American Standard Version (1901)
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains.
American Standard Version (1901)
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, They cast out their pains.
Bible in Basic English (1941)
Who gives in the evening the meat he is searching for, when his young ones are crying to God; when the young lions with loud noise go wandering after their food?
World English Bible (2000)
They bow themselves, they bring forth their young, they end their labor pains.
NET Bible® (New English Translation)
They crouch, they bear their young, they bring forth the offspring they have carried.
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