Job 27:18
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh. | The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman. | He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| he has built | בָּנָ֣ה | ba-NAH | H1129 | to buildבְּנָה (be.nah) 1) to build 1a) (P'al) to build 1b) (Ithp'il) to be built |
| like the moth | כָעָ֣שׁ | kha-'ASH | H6211A | mothעָשׁ (ash) moth |
| house his | בֵּית֑וֹ | bei-TO | H1004B | to lodgeבִּית (but) (P'al) to pass the night, lodge Aramaic of ba.yit (בַּ֫יִת ": home" H1004B) |
| and like a shelter | וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה | u-khe-su-KAH | H5521 | boothסֻכָּה (suk.kah) 1) thicket, covert, booth 1a) thicket 1b) booth (rude or temporary shelter) |
| [which] he has made | עָשָׂ֥ה | 'a-SAH | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| a watchman | נֹצֵֽר׃ | no-TZER | H5341 | to watchנָצַר (na.tsar) 1) to guard, watch, watch over, keep 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.