Job 39:4 KJV

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

Words Then and Now

What these words mean in the King James Bible, and where you’ll still hear them today.

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Hebrew and Strong’s

  • Their young ones בְנֵיהֶם bĕnêhem בֵּן Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person masculine plural
  • are in good liking יַחְלְמוּ yaḥlĕmû חָלַם Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
  • they grow up יִרְבּוּ yirbû רָבָה Verb · qal imperfect, third person masculine plural
  • with corn בַבָּר babbār בָּר Noun · masculine singular · with preposition with the
  • they go forth יָצְאוּ yāṣĕʾww יָצָא Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural
  • and return וְלֹא wĕlōʾ Negative · with and שָׁבוּ šābû שׁוּב Verb · qal perfect, third person common plural לָמוֹ lāmô Preposition · with suffix: third person masculine plural

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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