Job 29:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When my stepsהֲלִיכַ֣י
(ha·li·chai)
1978: a stepfrom halak
were bathedבִּרְחֹ֣ץ
(bir·chotz)
7364: to wash, wash off or away, bathea prim. root
in butter,בְּחֵמָ֑ה
(be·che·mah;)
2529: curdfrom an unused word
And the rockוְצ֥וּר
(ve·tzur)
6697: rock, clifffrom an unused word
pouredיָצ֥וּק
(ya·tzuk)
6694: to pour out, melta prim. root
out for me streamsפַּלְגֵי־
(pal·gei-)
6388: a channel, canalfrom palag
of oil!שָֽׁמֶן׃
(sha·men.)
8081: fat, oilfrom shamen


















KJV Lexicon
When I washed
rachats  (raw-khats')
to lave (the whole or a part of a thing) -- bathe (self), wash (self).
my steps
haliyk  (haw-leek')
a walk, i.e. (by implication) a step -- step.
with butter
chem'ah  (khem-aw')
curdled milk or cheese -- butter.
and the rock
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
poured me out
tsuwq  (tsook)
to pour out, i.e. (figuratively) smelt, utter -- be molten, pour.
rivers
peleg  (peh'-leg)
a rill (i.e. small channel of water, as in irrigation) -- river, stream.
of oil
shemen  (sheh'-men)
grease, especially liquid (as from the olive, often perfumed); figuratively, richness -- anointing, fat (things), fruitful, oil(-ed), ointment, olive, + pine.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When my steps were bathed in butter, And the rock poured out for me streams of oil!

King James Bible
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when my feet were bathed in cream and the rock poured out streams of oil for me!

International Standard Version
I was successful wherever I went, and even the rocks poured out streams of olive oil for me."

NET Bible
when my steps were bathed with butter and the rock poured out for me streams of olive oil!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
my steps were bathed in buttermilk, and the rocks poured streams of olive oil on me.

King James 2000 Bible
When I washed my steps with butter, and the rock poured me out rivers of oil;
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