Job 38:40
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whenכִּי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they crouchיָשֹׁ֥חוּ
(ya·sho·chu)
7817: to bow, be bowed down, croucha prim. root
in [their] densבַמְּעֹונֹ֑ות
(vam·me·'o·v·no·vt;)
4585: habitationfem. of maon
[And] lie in waitאָֽרֶב׃
(a·rev.)
695: a lying in wait, a covert, lairfrom arab
in [their] lair?בַסֻּכָּ֣ה
(vas·suk·kah)
5521: a thicket, boothfrom sakak


















KJV Lexicon
When they couch
shachach  (shaw-khakh')
to sink or depress (reflexive or causative) -- bend, bow (down), bring (cast) down, couch, humble self, be (bring) low, stoop.
in their dens
m`ownah  (meh-o-naw')
den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
and abide
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in the covert
cukkah  (sook-kaw')
a hut or lair -- booth, cottage, covert, pavilion, tabernacle, tent.
to
lmow  (lem-o')
to or for -- at, for, to, upon.
lie in wait
'ereb  (eh'-reb)
ambuscade -- den, lie in wait.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When they crouch in their dens And lie in wait in their lair?

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
when they crouch in their dens and lie in wait within their lairs?

International Standard Version
when they crouch in their dens and lie in ambush in their lairs?

NET Bible
when they crouch in their dens, when they wait in ambush in the thicket?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
as they crouch in their dens and lie ready to ambush from their lairs?

King James 2000 Bible
When they crouch in their dens, and abide in their lairs to lie in wait?
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