Indeed, like wild donkeys in the desert, the poor go to work foraging for food; the wasteland is food for their children.Job 24:5
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֵ֤ן פְּרָאִ֨ים׀ בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗ר יָצְא֣וּ בְּ֭פָעֳלָם מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣י לַטָּ֑רֶף עֲרָבָ֥ה ל֥וֹ לֶ֝֗חֶם לַנְּעָרִֽים׃
- הֵ֤ןhen“there!”Particle, interjection · from הֵן · “look!” · Strong's H2005
- פְּרָאִ֨ים׀pe.ra.'Im“wild donkeys”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from פֶּ֫רֶא · “wild donkey” · Strong's H6501
- בַּֽמִּדְבָּ֗רba.mid.Bar“in the wilderness”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִדְבָּר · “wilderness” · Strong's H4057B
- יָצְא֣וּya.tze.'U“they go forth”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
- בְּ֭פָעֳלָםBe.fo.'o.lom“in work their”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from פֹּ֫עַל · “work” · Strong's H6467
- מְשַׁחֲרֵ֣יme.sha.cha.Rei“seeking”Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from שָׁחַר · “to seek” · Strong's H7836
- לַטָּ֑רֶףla.Ta.ref“for <the> food”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from טֶ֫רֶף · “prey” · Strong's H2964
- עֲרָבָ֥ה'a.ra.Vah“a desert plain”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עֲרָבָה · “plain” · Strong's H6160L
- ל֥וֹlo“to it”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
- לֶ֝֗חֶםLe.chem“food”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לֶ֫חֶם · “food(eating)” · Strong's H3899G
- לַנְּעָרִֽים׃la.ne.'a.Rim“for the children”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from נַ֫עַר · “youth” · Strong's H5288
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)