Job 3:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Orאֹ֤ו
(ov)
176: ora prim. root
like a miscarriageכְנֵ֣פֶל
(che·ne·fel)
5309: miscarriage, abortionfrom naphal
which is discarded,טָ֭מוּן
(ta·mun)
2934: to hide, conceala prim. root
I would not be, As infantsכְּ֝עֹלְלִ֗ים
(ke·'o·le·lim)
5768: a childfrom an unused word
that neverלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
sawרָ֥אוּ
(ra·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root
light.אֹֽור׃
(o·vr.)
216: a lightfrom or


















KJV Lexicon
Or as an hidden
taman  (taw-man')
to hide (by covering over) -- hide, lay privily, in secret.
untimely birth
nephel  (neh'-fel)
something fallen, i.e. an abortion -- untimely birth.
I had not been as infants
`owlel  (o-lale')
a suckling -- babe, (young) child, infant, little one.
which never saw
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
light
'owr  (ore)
illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Or like a miscarriage which is discarded, I would not be, As infants that never saw light.

King James Bible
Or as an hidden untimely birth I had not been; as infants which never saw light.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Or why was I not hidden like a miscarried child, like infants who never see daylight?

International Standard Version
"Or why was I not buried like a stillborn child, like babies who never saw the light?

NET Bible
Or why was I not buried like a stillborn infant, like infants who have never seen the light?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I would be buried like a stillborn baby. I would not exist. I would be like infants who never saw the light.

King James 2000 Bible
Or as a hidden untimely birth, I had not been; as infants who never saw light.
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