Job 3:12
Old Testament • 4 words with Strong's data
"Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?"
Word-by-Word Analysis
קָדַם
qâdam
to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
שַׁד
shad
the breast of a woman or animal (as bulging)
יָנַק
yânaq
to suck; causatively, to give milk
Key Terms in This Verse
קָדַם qâdam
to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help)
Study H6923 →Cross References
And she said, Behold my maid Bilhah, go in unto her; and she shall bear upon my knees, that I may also have children by her.
For thus saith the LORD, Behold, I will extend peace to her like a river, and the glory of the Gentiles like a flowing stream: then shall ye suck, ye shall be borne upon her sides, and be dandled upon...
And Joseph saw Ephraim’s children of the third generation: the children also of Machir the son of Manasseh were brought up upon Joseph’s knees.
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