Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 4069 [e] מַ֭דּוּעַ mad-dū-a‘ Why Interrog 1a) (Piel) 1a1) to meet, confront, come to meet, receive 1a2) to go before, go in front, be in front 1a3) to lead, be beforehand, anticipate, forestall 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to come in front 1b2) to confront, anticipate">6923 [e] קִדְּמ֣וּנִי qid-də-mū-nî did receive me V-Piel-Perf-3cp | 1cs 2) weak from fear (fig.)">1290 [e] בִרְכָּ֑יִם ḇir-kā-yim; the knees N-fd 1) what, how, of what kind 1a) (interrogative) 1a1) what? 1a2) of what kind 1a3) what? (rhetorical) 1a4) whatsoever, whatever, what 1b) (adverb) 1b1) how, how now 1b2) why 1b3) how! (exclamation) 1c) (with prep) 1c1) wherein?, whereby?, wherewith?, by what means? 1c2) because of what? 1c3) the like of what? 1c3a) how much?, how many?, how often? 1c3b) for how long? 1c4) for what reason?, why?, to what purpose? 1c5) until when?, how long?, upon what?, wherefore? indef pron 2) anything, aught, what may">4100 [e] וּמַה־ ū-ma-hō-šā- Or what [were] Conj-w | Interrog 1a) breast (of woman) 1b) breast (of animal) 1c) breast (of both human and animal)">7699 [e] שָּׁ֝דַ֗יִם ḏa-yim, the breasts N-md 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî that Conj 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to suck 1a2) suckling, babe (subst) 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to give suck to, nurse 1b2) nursing, nursing woman, nurse (participle)">3243 [e] אִינָֽק׃ ’î-nāq. I should nurse V-Qal-Imperf-1cs

New American Standard Bible
"Why did the knees receive me, And why the breasts, that I should suck?

King James Bible
Why did the knees prevent me? or why the breasts that I should suck?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why did the knees receive me, and why were there breasts for me to nurse?

the knees.

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