Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts? the knees. Genesis 30:3 But she said: I have here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her. Genesis 50:23 And he saw the children of Ephraim to the third generation. The children also of Machir, the sons of Manasses, were born on Joseph's knees. Isaiah 66:12 For thus saith the Lord: Behold I will bring upon her as it were a river of peace, and as an overflowing torrent the glory of the Gentiles, which you shall suck; you shall be carried at the breasts, and upon the knees they shall caress you. Ezekiel 16:4,5 And when thou wast born, in the day of thy nativity thy navel was not cut, neither wast thou washed with water for thy health, nor salted with salt, nor swaddled with clouts. . . . Context Job Laments His Birth…11Why did I not die in the womb? why did I not perish when I came out of the belly? 12Why received upon the knees? why suckled at the breasts?13For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep:… Cross References Genesis 30:3 But she said: I have here my servant Bala: go in unto her, that she may bear upon my knees, and I may have children by her. Job 3:11 Why did I not die in the womb? why did I not perish when I came out of the belly? Job 3:13 For now I should have been asleep and still, and should have rest in my sleep: Lexicon Whyמַ֭דּוּעַ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4069: Why? for what reason? were there knees בִרְכָּ֑יִם (ḇir·kā·yim) Noun - fd Strong's Hebrew 1290: The knee to receive me, קִדְּמ֣וּנִי (qid·də·mū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 6923: To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet [and] וּמַה־ (ū·ma·hō·šā-) Conjunctive waw | Interrogative Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what breasts שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם (ḏa·yim) Noun - md Strong's Hebrew 7699: The breast of a, woman, animal that כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: A relative conjunction I should be nursed? אִינָֽק׃ (’î·nāq) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 3243: To suck, to give milk Additional Translations Why were there knees to receive me, and breasts that I should be nursed?Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck? Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should suck? and why did the knees support me? and why did I suck the breasts? Why did the knees meet me? and wherefore the breasts, that I should suck? Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts, that I should suck? Why did the knees receive me? or why the breasts that I should be nursed? Why did the knees receive me? Or why the breast, that I should nurse? Wherefore have knees been before me? And what are breasts, that I suck? Jump to Previous Breast Breasts Knees Meet Milk Nursed Prevent Receive Suck WhereforeJump to Next Breast Breasts Knees Meet Milk Nursed Prevent Receive Suck WhereforeExternal Links Job 3:12 NIVJob 3:12 NLT Job 3:12 ESV Job 3:12 NASB Job 3:12 ASV Job 3:12 Bible Apps Job 3:12 Biblia Paralela Job 3:12 Chinese Bible Job 3:12 French Bible Job 3:12 German Bible Alphabetical: and be breasts did I knees me might nursed receive should suck that the there to were Why OT Poetry: Job 3:12 Why did the knees receive me? (Jb) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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