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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1" /><title>Job 3:12 Parallel: Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?</title><link rel="canonical" href="http://biblehub.com/parallel/job/3-12.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/new5.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/job/3-12.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmstr/job/3-12.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="http://biblehub.com/tools.htm">Parallel</a> > Job 3:12</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../job/3-11.htm" title="Job 3:11">◄</a> Job 3:12 <a href="../job/3-13.htm" title="Job 3:13">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse"> <a href="#classic" class="clickchap2" title="Classic Translations"> CLA </a> <a href="#literal" class="clickchap2" title="Literal Translations"> LIT </a> <a href="#catholic" class="clickchap2" title="Catholic Translations"> CAT </a> <a href="#aramaic" class="clickchap2" title="Translations from Aramaic"> ARA </a> <a href="#strongs" class="clickchap2" title="Parallel Strong's"> STR </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><b>Modern Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/3.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Why were there knees to receive me and breasts that I might be nursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/3.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Why was I laid on my mother’s lap? Why did she nurse me at her breasts?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/3.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br />Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Why were the knees <i>there</i> in front of me, And why the breasts, that I would nurse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/3.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />"Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/3.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/3.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Why did the knees receive me? And why the breasts, that I would nurse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/3.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/3.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Why was I accepted and allowed to nurse at my mother's breast? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/3.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Why did my mother hold me on her knees? Why did she feed me at her breast? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/3.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Why did knees welcome me? Why did breasts let me nurse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/3.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Why was there a lap to hold me, and why were there breasts to nurse me?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/3.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Why did the knees welcome me, and why were there two breasts that I might nurse at them? </div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="classic" id="classic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Classic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/3.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breasts, that I should nurse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kj2000/job/3.htm">King James 2000 Bible</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts that I should nurse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/3.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/3.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/akjv/job/3.htm">American King James Version</a></span><br />Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/3.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/afv/job/3.htm">A Faithful Version</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me; or why the breasts, that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/dbt/job/3.htm">Darby Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why did the knees meet me? and wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/3.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts, that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/3.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts that I should be nursed?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="early" id="early"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Early Modern</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/geneva/job/3.htm">Geneva Bible of 1587</a></span><br />Why did the knees preuent me? and why did I sucke the breasts?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bishops/job/3.htm">Bishops' Bible of 1568</a></span><br />Why set they me vpon their knees? why gaue they me sucke with their brestes?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/coverdale/job/3.htm">Coverdale Bible of 1535</a></span><br />Why set they me vpo yeir knees? Why gaue they me suck with their brestes?</div></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><a name="literal" id="literal"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/3.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Why have knees been before me? And what [are] breasts, that I suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Wherefore have knees been before me? And what are breasts, that I suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/3.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Why did the knees anticipate me? and wherefore the breasts that I shall suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="catholic" id="catholic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/3.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts ? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/3.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Why was I received upon the knees? Why was I suckled at the breasts?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="aramaic" id="aramaic"></a><div class="vheading"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/3.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Why did the knees rear me and why did I suck from the breasts?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/3.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Why was I reared at my mother's knee? Why did I suck the breasts?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="otnt" id="otnt"></a><div class="vheading"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/3.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Why did the knees receive me? And wherefore the breasts, that I should suck?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/3.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts?</div></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr height="600"><td align="center"> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> <div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="strongs" id="strongs"></a><div class="vheading">Parallel Strong's</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb-strongs/job/3.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069: mad·dū·a‘ (Interrog) -- Why? for what reason?. Or madduaa; from mah and the passive participle of yada'; what known?; i.e. why?.">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290: ḇir·kā·yim (N-fd) -- The knee. From barak; a knee.">were there knees</a> <a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="6923: qid·də·mū·nî (V-Piel-Perf-3cp:: 1cs) -- To come or be in front, meet. A primitive root; to project, i.e. Precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet.">to receive me,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100: ū·ma·hō·šā- (Conj-w:: Interrog) -- What? how? anything. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="7699: ḏa·yim (N-md) -- The breast of a, woman, animal. Or shod; probably from shuwd contracted; the breast of a woman or animal.">breasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243: ’î·nāq (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To suck. A primitive root; to suck; causatively, to give milk.">I should be nursed?</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylts/job/3.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069. madduwa' (mad-doo'-ah) -- why? for what reason?">Wherefore</a><a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290. berek (beh'-rek) -- the knee"> have knees</a><a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="6923. qadam (kaw-dam') -- to come or be in front, meet"> been before</a><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything"> me? And what</a><a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="7699. shad (shad) -- breast"> [are] breasts</a><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588. kiy (kee) -- that, for, when">, that</a><a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243. yanaq (yaw-nak') -- to suck"> I suck?</span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><b><a href="/hcsb/job/3.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></b></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="מַדּוּעַ Pd 4069">Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="בֶּרֶךְ ncfda 1290"> did the knees</a> <a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="קדם vpp3cp 6923"> receive</a> <a href="/strongs.htm" title="ַנִי psv1cs"> me</a>, <a href="/strongs.htm" title="וְ Pc">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="מָה pii 4100"> why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="שַׁד ncmda 7699"> were there breasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="ינק vqi1cs 3243"> for me to nurse</a>? </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nas/job/3.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="4069. madduwa' (mad-doo'-ah) -- why? for what reason?">"Why</a> <a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290. berek (beh'-rek) -- the knee">did the knees</a> <a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="6923. qadam (kaw-dam') -- to come or be in front, meet">receive</a> <a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="4100. mah (maw) -- what? how? anything">me, And why</a> <a href="/hebrew/7699a.htm" title="7699a">the breasts,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243. yanaq (yaw-nak') -- to suck">that I should suck?</a> </span><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjvs/job/3.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br /><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="1290. berek (beh'-rek) -- the knee">Why did the knees</a> <a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="6923. qadam (kaw-dam') -- to come or be in front, meet">prevent</a> <a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="7699. shad (shad) -- breast">me? or why the breasts</a> <a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="3243. yanaq (yaw-nak') -- to suck">that I should suck?</a> </span></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../job/3-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 3:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 3:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../job/3-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 3:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 3:13" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <br /><br /> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>