Job 3:16 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | א֤וֹ | h176 | |
| 1 | untimely birth | כְנֵ֣פֶל | h5309 |
| 2 | Or as an hidden | טָ֭מוּן | h2934 |
| 3 | לֹ֣א | h3808 | |
| 4 | אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה | h1961 | |
| 5 | I had not been as infants | כְּ֝עֹֽלְלִ֗ים | h5768 |
| 6 | לֹא | h3808 | |
| 7 | which never saw | רָ֥אוּ | h7200 |
| 8 | light | אֽוֹר׃ | h216 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants that never saw light.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Or as a child dead at birth I might never have come into existence; like young children who have not seen the light.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants that have not seen the light.
Webster's Bible (WBT)
Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.
World English Bible (WEB)
Or as a hidden untimely birth I had not been, As infants who never saw light.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
(Or as a hidden abortion I am not, As infants -- they have not seen light.)