Proverbs 30:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The shephanimפַנִּים
(fan·nim)
8227a: hyraxfrom an unused word
are not mightyעָצ֑וּם
(a·tzum;)
6099: mighty, numerousfrom atsom
people,עַ֣ם
(am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
Yet they makeוַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ
(vai·ya·si·mu)
7760: to put, place, seta prim. root
their housesבֵּיתָֽם׃
(bei·tam.)
1004: a housea prim. root
in the rocks;בַסֶּ֣לַע
(vas·se·la)
5553: a crag, clifffrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
The conies
shaphan  (shaw-fawn')
a species of rock-rabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyrax -- coney.
are but a feeble
`atsuwm  (aw-tsoom')
powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous -- + feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.
folk
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
yet make
suwm  (soom)
to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)wholly, work.
they their houses
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
in the rocks
cela`  (seh'-lah)
a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress) -- (ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The shephanim are not mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks;

King James Bible
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
hyraxes are not a mighty people, yet they make their homes in the cliffs;

International Standard Version
The rock badgers aren't a strong species either, yet they build their dens in the rocks.

NET Bible
rock badgers are creatures with little power, but they make their homes in the crags;

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And the rabbits that are lacking in power and make themselves houses in the rocks,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Rock badgers are not a mighty species, yet they make their home in the rocks.

King James 2000 Bible
The badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their houses in the rocks;
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