King James Version

Job 30:6

To dwell in the cliffs of the valleys, in caves of the earth, and in the rocks.

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בַּעֲר֣וּץbaarutsin cliffsעָרוּץpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in cliffs”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6178feared, i.e. (concretely) a horrible place or chasmcliffs.נְחָלִ֣יםnechalimbrookנַחַלnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “brook”, the ordinary formH5158a 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.לִשְׁכֹּ֑ןlishkonto abideשָׁכַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to abide”, the to-form of the verbH7931to 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).חֹרֵ֖יchorecaveחוֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “cave”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2356a cavity, socket, dencave, hole.עָפָ֣רafardustעָפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.וְכֵפִֽיםvekhefimand rockכֵּףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “and rock”, the ordinary formH3710a hollow rockrock.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

In the clefts of the valleys must they dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.

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American Standard Version (1901)

So that they dwell in frightful valleys, In holes of the earth and of the rocks.

Young’s Literal Translation

In a frightful place of valleys to dwell, Holes of earth and clefts.

World English Bible

so that they live in frightful valleys, and in holes of the earth and of the rocks.

Darby Translation

To dwell in gloomy gorges, in caves of the earth and the rocks:

Douay-Rheims

They dwelt in the desert places of torrents, and in caves of earth, or upon the gravel.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

In the clefts of the valleys must they dwell, in holes of the earth and of the rocks.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

whose houses were the caves of the rocks, who lived under the wild shrubs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὧν οἱ οἶκοι αὐτῶν ἦσαν τρῶγλαι πετρῶν·