Job 24:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Behold,הֵ֤ן
(hen)
2005: lo! behold!a prim. interj.
as wild donkeysפְּרָאִ֨ים
(pe·ra·'im)
6501: a wild donkeyfrom an unused word
in the wildernessבַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר
(bam·mid·bar)
4057b: wildernessfrom dabar
They go forthיָצְא֣וּ
(ya·tze·'u)
3318: to go or come outa prim. root
seekingמְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י
(me·sha·cha·rei)
7836: to look early or diligently fordenominative verb from shachar
foodלַטָּ֑רֶף
(lat·ta·ref;)
2964: prey, food, a leaffrom taraph
in their activity,בְּ֭פָעֳלָם
(be·fa·'o·lam)
6467: doing, deed, workfrom paal
As breadלֶ֝֗חֶם
(le·chem)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
for [their] childrenלַנְּעָרִֽים׃
(lan·ne·'a·rim.)
5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainerof uncertain derivation
in the desert.עֲרָבָ֥ה
(a·ra·vah)
6160: a steppe or desert plain, also a desert valley running S. from the Sea of Galileefrom the same as Arab


















KJV Lexicon
Behold as wild asses
pere'  (peh'-reh)
the onager -- wild (ass).
in the desert
midbar  (mid-bawr')
a pasture (i.e. open field, whither cattle are driven); by implication, a desert; also speech (including its organs) -- desert, south, speech, wilderness.
go they forth
yatsa'  (yaw-tsaw')
to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.
to their work
po`al  (po'-al)
an act or work (concretely) -- act, deed, do, getting, maker, work.
rising betimes
shachar  (shaw-khar')
to dawn, i.e. (figuratively) be (up) early at any task (with the implication of earnestness); by extension, to search for (with painstaking)
for a prey
tereph  (teh'-ref)
something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food -- leaf, meat, prey, spoil.
the wilderness
`arabah  (ar-aw-baw')
a desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the Jordan and its continuation to the Red Sea -- Arabah, champaign, desert, evening, heaven, plain, wilderness.
yieldeth food
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
for them and for their children
na`ar  (nah'-ar)
babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Behold, as wild donkeys in the wilderness They go forth seeking food in their activity, As bread for their children in the desert.

King James Bible
Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go out to their task of foraging for food; the wilderness provides nourishment for their children.

International Standard Version
"Look! Like wild donkeys in the wilderness, they work diligently as they seek wild game in the desert, food for them and their young ones.

NET Bible
Like wild donkeys in the desert they go out to their labor, seeking diligently for food; the wasteland provides food for them and for their children.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like wild donkeys in the desert, poor people go out to do their work, looking for food. The plains provide food for their children.

King James 2000 Bible
Behold, as wild donkeys in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising early for a prey: the wilderness yields food for them and for their children.
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