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Proverbs 30:26

The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;

KJV

lepusculus, plebs invalida, qui collocat in petra cubile suum ;

Vulgate

The conies are but a feeble folk, Yet make they their houses in the rocks;

ASV

שְׁ֭פַנִּים עַ֣ם לֹא עָצ֑וּם וַ/יָּשִׂ֖ימוּ בַ/סֶּ֣לַע בֵּיתָֽ/ם

Hebrew

The rabbit, a weak people, which maketh its bed in the rock:

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בֵּ֣ית
byt
noun · 2032×
י
y
noun · 1849×
יָּ֥שֶׂם
yshm
verb · 581×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
סֶּ֔לַע
sl'
noun · 59×
עָצ֖וּם
'tsvm
adjective · 31×
שָׁפָ֣ן
shpn
noun · 34×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Lev 11:5 — And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  • Lev 11:5 — And the coney, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.
  • Ps 104:18 — The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.
  • Ps 104:18 — The high hills are a refuge for the wild goats; and the rocks for the conies.