Job 31:18

With the Hebrew beneath

Job 31:18, word by word

from my youthנְּעוּרַneura

youth

Youth: the time of being young.

Where else “neura” appears

he grew up with meגְּדֵלַgedela

grow up

To get bigger, become an adult; to bring up a child.

Where else “gedela” appears

as with a fatherאָבav

father

The man who begets a child and heads his household.

Where else “av” appears

and from the wombבֶּטֶןbeten

womb

The belly where a mother carries her child.

Where else “beten” appears

of my motherאִמִּimi

mother

The woman who gives birth to and raises her children, and who is owed honor.

Where else “imi” appears

I guided her—אַנְחֶanche

lead, guide

Lead, guide along the way; bring someone to a place.

Where else “anche” appears

Translation note

“I guided her”: it can be understood as the widow of verse 16. “From the womb of my mother”: it can be understood “always.”

The context