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Berean Standard Bible

““Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?”

Job 39:1

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In His speech from the whirlwind, God has moved from the foundations of the earth to the animal kingdom. He now asks Job about creatures living far from human care.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

“Do you know when mountain goats give birth? Have you watched the doe bear her fawn?

World English Bible (WEB)

“Do you know the time when the mountain goats give birth? Do you watch when the doe bears fawns?

King James Version (KJV)

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? or canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Knowest thou the time when the wild goats of the rock bring forth? [Or] canst thou mark when the hinds do calve?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Have you knowledge of the rock-goats? or do you see the roes giving birth to their young?

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

¿CAZARÁS tú la presa para el león? ¿y saciarás el hambre de los leoncillos,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

»¿Sabes cómo paren las cabras monteses? ¿Alguna vez viste nacer sus cabritos?

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