King James Version

Job 27:18

He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

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בָּנָ֣הbanahbuildבָּנָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “build”, a completed actionH1129to build (literally and figuratively)(begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely.כָעָ֣שׁkhaashas moth. See also H5906עָשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as moth. See also H5906”, the ordinary formH6211a mothmoth. See also H5906 (עַיִשׁ).בֵּית֑וֹbeytvofamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗הukhesukahand as boothסֻכָּהconjunction, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and as booth”, the ordinary formH5521a hut or lairbooth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.עָשָׂ֥הasahdoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…נֹצֵֽרnotserbesiegedנָצַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “besieged”, a verb used as a describing wordH5341to guard, in a good sense (to protect, maintain, obey, etc.) or a bad one (to conceal, etc.)besieged, hidden thing, keep(-er, -ing), monument, observe, preserve(-r), subtil, watcher(-man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

Young’s Literal Translation

He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

World English Bible

He builds his house as the moth, as a booth which the watchman makes.

Darby Translation

He buildeth his house as the moth, and as a booth that a keeper maketh.

Douay-Rheims

He hath built his house as a moth, and as a keeper he hath made a booth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth which the keeper maketh.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And his house is gone like moths, and like a spider's web.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀπέβη δὲ ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ ὥσπερ σῆτες, καὶ ὥσπερ ἀράχνη.