King James Version

Job 39:28

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the strong place.

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סֶ֣לַעselarockסֶלַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rock”, the ordinary formH5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.יִ֭שְׁכֹּןyishkonabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, 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).וְיִתְלֹנָ֑ןveyitlonanand be leftלוּןconjunction, verb, hithpolel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be left”, an unfinished actionH3885to stop (usually over night); by implication, to stay permanently; hence (in a bad sense) to be obstinate (especially in words, to complain)abide (all night), continue, dwell, endure, grudge, be left, lie all night, (cause to) lodge (all night, in, -ing, this night), (make to) murmur, remain, tarry (all night, that night).עַֽלalaboveעַלpreposition — “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,…שֶׁןshenivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “ivory”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.סֶ֝֗לַעselarockסֶלַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “rock”, the ordinary formH5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.וּמְצוּדָֽהumetsudahand netמָצוּדconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and net”, the ordinary formH4686a net, or (abstractly) capture; also a fastnesscastle, defense, fort(-ress), (strong) hold, be hunted, net, snare, strong place.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.

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American Standard Version (1901)

On the cliff she dwelleth, and maketh her home, Upon the point of the cliff, and the stronghold.

Young’s Literal Translation

A rock he doth inhabit, Yea, he lodgeth on the tooth of a rock, and fortress.

World English Bible

On the cliff he dwells and makes his home, on the point of the cliff and the stronghold.

Darby Translation

He inhabiteth the rock and maketh his dwelling on the point of the cliff, and the fastness:

Douay-Rheims

She abideth among the rocks, and dwelleth among cragged flints, and stony hills, where there is no access.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

She dwelleth and abideth on the rock, upon the crag of the rock, and the stronghold.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

on a crag of a rock, and in a secret place ?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ἐπʼ ἐξοχῇ πέτρας, καὶ ἀποκρύφῳ,