Job 31:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
May my wifeאִשְׁתִּ֑י
(ish·ti;)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
grindתִּטְחַ֣ן
(tit·chan)
2912: to grinda prim. root
for another,לְאַחֵ֣ר
(le·'a·cher)
312: anotherfrom achar
And let othersאֲחֵרִֽין׃
(a·che·rin.)
312: anotherfrom achar
kneel downיִכְרְע֥וּן
(yich·re·'un)
3766: to bow downa prim. root
overוְ֝עָלֶ֗יהָ
(ve·'a·lei·ha)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
her. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Then let my wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
grind
tachan  (taw-khan')
to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment) -- grind(-er).
unto another
'acher  (akh-air')
hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange.
and let others
'acher  (akh-air')
hinder; generally, next, other, etc. -- (an-)other man, following, next, strange.
bow down
kara`  (kaw-rah')
to bend the knee; by implication, to sink, to prostrate -- bow (down, self), bring down (low), cast down, couch, fall, feeble, kneeling, sink, smite (stoop) down, subdue, very.
upon her
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
May my wife grind for another, And let others kneel down over her.

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

Holman Christian Standard 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,

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
[then] let my wife grind for another [man], and let other [men] kneel over her.

King James 2000 Bible
Then let my wife grind for another, and let others bow down upon her.
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