Job 6:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"The pathsאָרְחֹ֣ות
(a·re·cho·vt)
734: a way, pathfrom arach
of their courseדַּרְכָּ֑ם
(dar·kam;)
1870: way, road, distance, journey, mannerfrom darak
wind along,יִ֭לָּ֣פְתוּ
(yil·la·fe·tu)
3943: to twist, turn, grasp with a twisting motiona prim. root
They goיַעֲל֖וּ
(ya·'a·lu)
5927: to go up, ascend, climba prim. root
up into nothingבַתֹּ֣הוּ
(vat·to·hu)
8414: formlessness, confusion, unreality, emptinessfrom an unused word
and perish.וְיֹאבֵֽדוּ׃
(ve·yo·ve·du.)
6: to perisha prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
The paths
'orach  (o'-rakh)
a well-trodden road; also a caravan -- manner, path, race, rank, traveller, troop, (by-, high-)way.
of their way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
are turned aside
laphath  (law-fath')
to bend, i.e. (by implication) to clasp; also (reflexively) to turn around or aside -- take hold, turn aside (self).
they go
`alah  (aw-law')
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow)
to nothing
tohuw  (to'-hoo)
a desolation (of surface), i.e. desert; figuratively, a worthless thing; adverbially, in vain -- confusion, empty place, without form, nothing, (thing of) nought, vain, vanity, waste, wilderness.
and perish
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"The paths of their course wind along, They go up into nothing and perish.

King James Bible
The paths of their way are turned aside; they go to nothing, and perish.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Caravans turn away from their routes, go up into the desert, and perish.

International Standard Version
Travelers divert in their route; they go into a wasteland and die.

NET Bible
Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They change their course. They go into a wasteland and disappear.

King James 2000 Bible
The paths of their way turn aside; they go nowhere, and perish.
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