Job 30:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So that they dwellלִשְׁכֹּ֑ן
(lish·kon;)
7931: to settle down, abide, dwella prim. root
in dreadfulבַּעֲר֣וּץ
(ba·'a·rutz)
6178: dreadfulfrom arats
valleys,נְחָלִ֣ים
(ne·cha·lim)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
In holesחֹרֵ֖י
(cho·rei)
2356: a holefrom an unused word
of the earthעָפָ֣ר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
and of the rocks.וְכֵפִֽים׃
(ve·che·fim.)
3710: a rockperhaps of foreign origin


















KJV Lexicon
To dwell
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).
in the clifts
`aruwts  (aw-roots')
feared, i.e. (concretely) a horrible place or chasm -- cliffs.
of the valleys
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
in caves
chowr  (khore)
a cavity, socket, den -- cave, hole.
of the earth
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
and in the rocks
keph  (kafe)
a hollow rock -- rock.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So that they dwell in dreadful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.

King James Bible
To dwell in the clifts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They are living on the slopes of the wadis, among the rocks and in holes in the ground.

International Standard Version
They lived in the most dangerous of ravines, in holes in the ground, and among rocks.

NET Bible
so that they had to live in the dry stream beds, in the holes of the ground, and among the rocks.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They have to live in dry riverbeds, in holes in the ground, and among rocks.

King James 2000 Bible
To dwell in the clefts of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.
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