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Job 38:40

In Job 38 of Job.

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

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כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יָשֹׁ֥חוּyashochvbendשָׁחַחverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “bend”, an unfinished actionH7817to sink or depress (reflexive or causative)bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹתvamonotin habitationמְעוֹנָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “in habitation”, the ordinary formH4585{an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum)}den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.יֵשְׁב֖וּyeshevvdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “dwell”, an unfinished actionH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בַסֻּכָּ֣הvasukahin boothסֻכָּהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in booth”, the ordinary formH5521a hut or lairbooth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.לְמוֹlemvoforלְמוֹpreposition — “for”H3926to or forat, for, to, upon.אָֽרֶבarevdenאֶרֶבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “den”, the ordinary formH695ambuscadeden, lie in wait.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

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American Standard Version (1901)

When they couch in their dens, And abide in the covert to lie in wait?

Young’s Literal Translation

When they bow down in dens — Abide in a thicket for a covert?

World English Bible

when they crouch in their dens, and lie in wait in the thicket?

Darby Translation

When they crouch in [their] dens, [and] abide in the thicket to lie in wait?

Douay-Rheims

When they couch in the dens and lie in wait in holes?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

When they couch in their dens, and abide in the covert to lie in wait?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For they fear in their lairs, and lying in wait couch in the woods.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δεδοίκασι γὰρ ἐν κοίταις αὐτῶν, κάθηνται δὲ ἐν ὕλαις ἐνεδρεύοντες.

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