Job 39:28
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"On the cliffסֶ֣לַע
(se·la)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word
he dwellsיִ֭שְׁכֹּן
(yish·kon)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
and lodges,וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ן
(ve·yit·lo·nan;)
3885a: to lodge, pass the night, abidea prim. root
Upon the rockyסֶ֝֗לַע
(se·la)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word
crag,שֶׁן־
(shen-)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan
an inaccessible place.וּמְצוּדָֽה׃
(u·me·tzu·dah.)
4686b: a fastness, strongholdfrom tsud


















KJV Lexicon
She dwelleth
shakan  (shaw-kan')
to reside or permanently stay -- abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).
and abideth
luwn  (loon)
to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)
on the rock
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
upon the crag
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
of the rock
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
and the strong place
matsuwd  (maw-tsood')
a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastness; --castle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"On the cliff he dwells and lodges, Upon the rocky crag, an inaccessible place.

King James Bible
She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It lives on a cliff where it spends the night; its stronghold is on a rocky crag.

International Standard Version
He dwells on the crags where he makes his home, there on the rocky crag is his stronghold.

NET Bible
It lives on a rock and spends the night there, on a rocky crag and a fortress.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
It perches for the night on a cliff. Its fortress is on a jagged peak.

King James 2000 Bible
She dwells and abides on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.
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