Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAsk now, and see: Can a male give birth? Why then do I see every man with his hands on his stomach like a woman in labor and every face turned pale? Young's Literal Translation Ask, I pray you, and see, is a male bringing forth? Wherefore have I seen every man, His hands on his loins, as a travailing woman, And all faces have been turned to paleness? King James Bible Ask ye now, and see whether a man doth travail with child? wherefore do I see every man with his hands on his loins, as a woman in travail, and all faces are turned into paleness? Hebrew Askשַׁאֲלוּ־ (ša·’ă·lū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand and see: וּרְא֔וּ (ū·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see Can אִם־ (’im-) Conjunction Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not a male זָכָ֑ר (zā·ḵār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2145: Remembered, a male give birth? יֹלֵ֖ד (yō·lêḏ) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage Why then מַדּוּעַ֩ (mad·dū·a‘) Interrogative Strong's 4069: Why? for what reason? do I see רָאִ֨יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 7200: To see every כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every man גֶּ֜בֶר (ge·ḇer) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1397: A valiant man, warrior, a person simply with his hands יָדָ֤יו (yā·ḏāw) Noun - fdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 3027: A hand on עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against his stomach חֲלָצָיו֙ (ḥă·lā·ṣāw) Noun - mdc | third person masculine singular Strong's 2504: The loins like a woman in labor כַּיּ֣וֹלֵדָ֔ה (kay·yō·w·lê·ḏāh) Preposition-k, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3205: To bear young, to beget, medically, to act as midwife, to show lineage and every כָל־ (ḵāl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every face פָּנִ֖ים (pā·nîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face turned וְנֶהֶפְכ֥וּ (wə·ne·hep̄·ḵū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural Strong's 2015: To turn about, over, to change, overturn, return, pervert pale? לְיֵרָקֽוֹן׃ (lə·yê·rā·qō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3420: Mildew, paleness, lividness |