King James Version

Job 30:7

Among the bushes they brayed; under the nettles they were gathered together.

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בֵּיןbeynbetweenבֵּיןpreposition — “between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.שִׂיחִ֥יםsichimbushשִׂיחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “bush”, the ordinary formH7880a shoot (as if uttered or put forth), i.e. (generally) shrubberybush, plant, shrub.יִנְהָ֑קוּyinhaqvbrayנָהַקverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bray”, an unfinished actionH5101to bray (as an ass), scream (from hunger)bray.תַּ֖חַתtachatwithתַּחַתpreposition — “with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.חָר֣וּלcharulnettleחָרוּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “nettle”, the ordinary formH2738properly, pointed, i.e. a bramble or other thorny weednettle.יְסֻפָּֽחוּyesupachvabidingסָפַחverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “abiding”, an unfinished actionH5596properly, to scrape out, but in certain peculiar senses (of removal or association)abiding, gather together, cleave, smite with the scab.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they are gathered together.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Among the bushes they bray; Under the nettles they are gathered together.

Young’s Literal Translation

Among shrubs they do groan, Under nettles they are gathered together.

World English Bible

They bray among the bushes. They are gathered together under the nettles.

Darby Translation

They bray among the bushes; under the brambles they are gathered together:

Douay-Rheims

They pleased themselves among these kind of things, and counted it delightful to be under the briers.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Among the bushes they bray; under the nettles they are gathered together.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They will cry out among the rustling bushes .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀναμέσον εὐήχων βοήσονται οἳ ὑπὸ φρύγανα ἄγρια διῃτῶντο.