Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

May my wife grind for another,
And let others kneel down over her.

King James Version

Then let my wife grind unto another, and let others bow down upon her.

Holman Bible

let my own wife grind grain for another man,
and let other men sleep with her.

International Standard Version

then let my wife cook for another person and may someone else sleep with her,

A Conservative Version

then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her.

American Standard Version

Then let my wife grind unto another, And let others bow down upon her.

Amplified


Let my wife grind [meal, like a bond slave] for another [man],
And let others kneel down over her.

Bible in Basic English

Then let my wife give pleasure to another man and let others make use of her body.

Darby Translation

Let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

Julia Smith Translation

My wife shall grind for another, and others shall bow down upon her.

King James 2000

Then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.

Lexham Expanded Bible

let my wife grind for another, and let other [men] kneel over her,

Modern King James verseion

then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down on her.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

O then let my wife be another man's harlot and let others lie with her.

NET Bible

then let my wife turn the millstone for another man, and may other men have sexual relations with her.

New Heart English Bible

then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.

The Emphasized Bible

Let my wife, grind to another, and, over her, let others bend!

Webster

Then let my wife grind to another, and let others bow down upon her.

World English Bible

then let my wife grind for another, and let others sleep with her.

Youngs Literal Translation

Grind to another let my wife, And over her let others bend.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
נשׁים אשּׁה 
'ishshah 
Usage: 780

טחן 
Tachan 
Usage: 8

אחר 
'acher 
Usage: 166

and let others
אחר 
'acher 
Usage: 166

כּרע 
Kara` 
Usage: 36

Context Readings

Job's Final Defense Continued

9 “If my heart has been enticed by a woman,
Or I have lurked at my neighbor’s doorway,
10 May my wife grind for another,
And let others kneel down over her.
11 “For that would be a lustful crime;
Moreover, it would be an iniquity punishable by judges.


Cross References

Jeremiah 8:10

“Therefore I will give their wives to others,
Their fields to new owners;
Because from the least even to the greatest
Everyone is greedy for gain;
From the prophet even to the priest
Everyone practices deceit.

Isaiah 47:2

“Take the millstones and grind meal.
Remove your veil, strip off the skirt,
Uncover the leg, cross the rivers.

Exodus 11:5

and all the firstborn in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firstborn of the Pharaoh who sits on his throne, even to the firstborn of the slave girl who is behind the millstones; all the firstborn of the cattle as well.

2 Samuel 12:11

Thus says the Lord, ‘Behold, I will raise up evil against you from your own household; I will even take your wives before your eyes and give them to your companion, and he will lie with your wives in broad daylight.

Deuteronomy 28:30

You shall betroth a wife, but another man will violate her; you shall build a house, but you will not live in it; you shall plant a vineyard, but you will not use its fruit.

Hosea 4:13-14

They offer sacrifices on the tops of the mountains
And burn incense on the hills,
Under oak, poplar and terebinth,
Because their shade is pleasant.
Therefore your daughters play the harlot
And your brides commit adultery.

Matthew 24:41

Two women will be grinding at the mill; one will be taken and one will be left.

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