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Proverbs 30:26

The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

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שְׁ֭פַנִּיםshefanimconeyשָׁפָןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “coney”, the ordinary formH8227a species of rockrabbit (from its hiding), i.e. probably the hyraxconey.עַ֣םampeopleעַםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…עָצ֑וּםatsumgreatעָצוּםadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “great”, the ordinary formH6099powerful (specifically, a paw); by implication, numerous[phrase] feeble, great, mighty, must, strong.וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּvayasimvand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…בַסֶּ֣לַעvaselain rockסֶלַעpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in rock”, the ordinary formH5553a craggy rock, literally or figuratively (a fortress)(ragged) rock, stone(-ny), strong hold.בֵּיתָֽםbeytamfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the crags;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

Young’s Literal Translation

Conies [are] a people not strong, And they place in a rock their house,

World English Bible

The hyraxes are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks.

Darby Translation

the rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet they make their house in the cliff;

Douay-Rheims

The rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)