Job 24:21
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"He wrongsרֹעֶ֣ה
(ro·'eh)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
the barren womanעֲ֭קָרָה
(a·ka·rah)
6135: barrenfrom the same as eqer
And doesיְיֵטִֽיב׃
(ye·ye·tiv.)
3190: to be good, well, glad, or pleasinga prim. root
noלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
good 
 
3190: to be good, well, glad, or pleasinga prim. root
for the widow.וְ֝אַלְמָנָ֗ה
(ve·'al·ma·nah)
490: a widowfem. of alman


















KJV Lexicon
He evil entreateth
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
the barren
`aqar  (aw-kawr')
sterile (as if extirpated in the generative organs) -- (male or female) barren (woman).
that beareth
yalad  (yaw-lad')
to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineage
not and doeth not good
yatab  (yaw-tab')
to be (causative) make well, literally (sound, beautiful) or figuratively (happy, successful, right)
to the widow
'almanah  (al-maw-naw')
a widow; also a desolate place -- desolate house (palace), widow.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"He wrongs the barren woman And does no good for the widow.

King James Bible
He evil entreateth the barren that beareth not: and doeth not good to the widow.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They prey on the childless woman who is unable to conceive, and do not deal kindly with the widow.

International Standard Version
"They prey on the barren woman, and do no favors for widows.

NET Bible
He preys on the barren and childless woman, and does not treat the widow well.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
These men take advantage of childless women. These men show no kindness to widows.

King James 2000 Bible
He evil treats the barren that bears not: and does not good to the widow.
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