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 if I have lurked at my neighbor's door, 10 May my wife grind for another,
And let others kneel down over her.
11 For that would have been shameful (a crime), a sin to be judged.


Cross References

Jeremiah 8:10

So I will give their wives to other men. I will give their fields to new owners. From the least even to the greatest everyone is greedy for gain. From the prophet even to the priest everyone is deceitful.

Isaiah 47:2

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

Exodus 11:5

and wherever he goes, the first-born son in every family will die. Your own son will die. So will the son of the lowest slave woman. Even the first-born males of cattle will die.

2 Samuel 12:11

I swear to you that I will cause someone from your own family to bring trouble to you. You will see it when I take your wives from you and give them to another man. He will have intercourse with them in broad daylight.

Deuteronomy 28:30

A man will be engaged to a woman, but before they can get married, enemy soldiers will rape her. Some of you will build houses, but never get to live in them. If you plant a vineyard, you will not be around long enough to enjoy the first harvest.

Hosea 4:13-14

They sacrifice upon the tops of the mountains! They burn incense upon the hills, under oaks and poplars (storax) and the strong tree, because it has good shade. Your daughters play the harlot, and your brides commit adultery.

Matthew 24:41

Two will grind at the mill. One will be taken, and one will be left.

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