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Job 18:15

It shall dwell in his tabernacle, because it is none of his: brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

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תִּשְׁכּ֣וֹןtishkonabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “abide”, an unfinished actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).בְּ֭אָהֳלוֹbeaholvoin tentאֹהֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in tent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH168a tent (as clearly conspicuous from a distance)covering, (dwelling) (place), home, tabernacle, tent.מִבְּלִיmiblifrom notבְּלִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from not”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.ל֑וֹlvotoל֑וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toיְזֹרֶ֖הyezorehwinnowזָרָהverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “winnow”, an unfinished actionH2219to toss about; by implication, to diffuse, winnowcast away, compass, disperse, fan, scatter (away), spread, strew, winnow.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…נָוֵ֣הוּnavehvcomelyנָוֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “comely”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5116(adjectively) at home; hence (by implication of satisfaction) lovely; also (noun) a home, of God (temple), men (residence), flocks (pasture), or wild animals (den)comely, dwelling (place), fold, habitation, pleasant place, sheepcote, stable, tarried.גָפְרִֽיתgaferitbrimstoneגׇּפְרִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “brimstone”, the ordinary formH1614properly, cypress-resin; by analogy, sulphur (as equally inflammable)brimstone.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his: Brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Young’s Literal Translation

It dwelleth in his tent — out of his provender, Scattered over his habitation is sulphur.

World English Bible

There will dwell in his tent that which is none of his. Sulfur will be scattered on his habitation.

Darby Translation

They who are none of his shall dwell in his tent; brimstone shall be showered upon his habitation:

Douay-Rheims

Let the companions of him that is not, dwell in his tabernacle, let brimstone be sprinkled in his tent.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

There shall dwell in his tent that which is none of his; brimstone shall be scattered upon his habitation.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

It shall dwell in his tabernacle in his night: his excellency shall be sown with brimstone.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Κατασκηνώσει ἐν τῇ σκηνῇ αὐτοῦ ἐν νυκτὶ αὐτοῦ, κατασπαρήσονται τὰ εὐπρεπῆ αὐτοῦ θείῳ.