Drenched by mountain rains, they huddle against the rocks for want of shelter.Job 24:8
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
מִזֶּ֣רֶם הָרִ֣ים יִרְטָ֑בוּ וּֽמִבְּלִ֥י מַ֝חְסֶ֗ה חִבְּקוּ־צֽוּר׃
- מִזֶּ֣רֶםmi.Ze.rem“from [the] rain of”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from זֶ֫רֶם · “storm” · Strong's H2230
- הָרִ֣יםha.Rim“[the] mountains”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from הַר · “mount” · Strong's H2022G
- יִרְטָ֑בוּyir.Ta.vu“they are wet”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָטֵב · “be moist” · Strong's H7372
- וּֽמִבְּלִ֥יu.mi.be.Li“and because not”Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בְּלִי · “without” · Strong's H1097
- מַ֝חְסֶ֗הmach.Seh“shelter”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַחְסֶּה · “refuge” · Strong's H4268
- חִבְּקוּ־chi.be.ku-“they embrace”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from חָבַק · “to embrace” · Strong's H2263
- צֽוּר׃Tzur“[the] rock”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צוּר · “rock” · Strong's H6697H
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)