Job 6:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"My brothersאַ֭חַי
(a·chai)
251: a brotherfrom an unused word
have acted deceitfullyבָּגְד֣וּ
(ba·ge·du)
898: to act or deal treacherouslya prim. root
likeכְמֹו־
(che·mov-)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
a wadi,נָ֑חַל
(na·chal;)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
Like the torrentsכַּאֲפִ֖יק
(ka·'a·fik)
650: a channelfrom aphaq
of wadisנְחָלִ֣ים
(ne·cha·lim)
5158a: torrent, torrent-valley, wadiof uncertain derivation
which vanish,יַעֲבֹֽרוּ׃
(ya·'a·vo·ru.)
5674a: to pass over, through, or by, pass ona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
My brethren
'ach  (awkh)
a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance (like 1) -- another, brother(-ly); kindred, like, other.
have dealt deceitfully
bagad  (baw-gad')
to cover (with a garment); figuratively, to act covertly; by implication, to pillage
as a brook
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
and as the stream
'aphiyq  (aw-feek')
containing, i.e. a tube; also a bed or valley of a stream; also a strong thing or a hero -- brook, channel, mighty, river, + scale, stream, strong piece.
of brooks
nachal  (nakh'-al)
a stream, especially a winter torrent; (by implication) a (narrow) valley (in which a brook runs); also a shaft (of a mine) -- brook, flood, river, stream, valley.
they pass away
`abar  (aw-bar')
to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"My brothers have acted deceitfully like a wadi, Like the torrents of wadis which vanish,

King James Bible
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks they pass away;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My brothers are as treacherous as a wadi, as seasonal streams that overflow

International Standard Version
But my brothers have acted treacherously like a cascading river, like torrential rivers that overflow.

NET Bible
My brothers have been as treacherous as a seasonal stream, and as the riverbeds of the intermittent streams that flow away.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My brothers have been as deceptive as seasonal rivers, like the seasonal riverbeds that flood.

King James 2000 Bible
My brethren have dealt deceitfully as a brook, and as the stream of brooks that pass away;
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