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Click for Chapter</a></div><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4069.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4069: 1) why?, on what account?, wherefore?">4069</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4069.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4069 -- Occurrence 36 of 62">[e]</a></span><span class="reftop">   12</span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/maddua_4069.htm" title="Mad·du·a': Why -- Occurrence 36 of 62.">mad·dū·a‘</a></span><span class="reftrans">   12</span><br><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" align="right"><tr><td width="99%" align="right"><span class="hebrew">מַ֭דּוּעַ</span></td><td width="1"><span class="refheb">   12</span><br></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" align="right"><span class="eng">Why</span><span class="refbot">   12</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Interrogative">Interrog</a></span><span class="reftop2">   12</span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6923.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6923: 1) to meet, come or be in front, confront, go before <BR> 1a) (Piel) <BR> 1a1) to meet, confront, come to meet, receive <BR> 1a2) to go before, go in front, be in front <BR> 1a3) to lead, be beforehand, anticipate, forestall <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to come in front <BR> 1b2) to confront, anticipate">6923</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6923.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6923 -- Occurrence 2 of 4">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/kiddemuni_6923.htm" title="kid·de·Mu·ni: did receive me -- Occurrence 2 of 4.">qid·də·mū·nî</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">קִדְּמ֣וּנִי</span><br><span class="eng">did receive me</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural :: first person common singular">V‑Piel‑Perf‑3cp | 1cs</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1290.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1290: 1) knee <BR> 2) weak from fear (fig.)">1290</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1290.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1290 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/virkayim_1290.htm" title="vir·Ka·yim;: the knees -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḇir·kā·yim;</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">בִרְכָּ֑יִם</span><br><span class="eng">the knees</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - fd">N‑fd</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/4100.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 4100: interr pron<BR> 1) what, how, of what kind <BR> 1a) (interrogative) <BR> 1a1) what? <BR> 1a2) of what kind <BR> 1a3) what? (rhetorical) <BR> 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what <BR> 1b) (adverb) <BR> 1b1) how, how now <BR> 1b2) why <BR> 1b3) how! (exclamation) <BR> 1c) (with prep) <BR> 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? <BR> 1c2) because of what? <BR> 1c3) the like of what? <BR> 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? <BR> 1c3b) for how long? <BR> 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? <BR> 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? <BR> indef pron <BR> 2) anything, aught, what may">4100</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4100.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 4100 -- Occurrence 1 of 2">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/umahosha_4100.htm" title="u·ma·ho·Sha-: Or what [were] -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">ū·ma·hō·šā-</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">וּמַה־</span><br><span class="eng">Or what [were]</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Interrogative">Conj‑w | Interrog</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7699.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7699: 1) breast, bosom, (female) breast <BR> 1a) breast (of woman) <BR> 1b) breast (of animal) <BR> 1c) breast (of both human and animal)">7699</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7699.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7699 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/dayim_7699.htm" title="Da·yim,: the breasts -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḏa·yim,</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם</span><br><span class="eng">the breasts</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - md">N‑md</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since <BR> 1a) that <BR> 1a1) yea, indeed <BR> 1b) when (of time) <BR> 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 2260 of 4334">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki: that -- Occurrence 2260 of 4334.">kî</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">כִּ֣י</span><br><span class="eng">that</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr></table><table class="tablefloatheb"><tr><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"> </span> <br><span class="translit"> </span><br><span class="hebrew"> <span class=punct4>؟</span><br><span class="eng"> </span><br><span class="strongsnt"> </span></td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"> </td><td height="165" valign="middle" align="right"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3243.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3243: 1) to suckle, nurse, suck <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to suck <BR> 1a2) suckling, babe (subst) <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to give suck to, nurse <BR> 1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle)">3243</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3243.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3243 -- Occurrence 1 of 1">[e]</a></span><br><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/inak_3243.htm" title="'i·Nak.: I should nurse -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">’î·nāq.</a></span><br><span class="hebrew">אִינָֽק׃</span><br><span class="eng">I should nurse</span><br><span class="strongsnt"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular">V‑Qal‑Imperf‑1cs</a></span></td></tr></table><iframe src="/intframe4ot.htm" width="100%" height="150" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe><br /><br /><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'; 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Or why the breast, that I should 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? 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