Modern Translations New International VersionIn the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush. New Living Translation They pluck wild greens from among the bushes and eat from the roots of broom trees. English Standard Version they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food. Berean Study Bible They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food. New American Standard Bible Who pluck saltweed by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub. NASB 1995 Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub. NASB 1977 Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub. Amplified Bible “They pluck [and eat] saltwort (mallows) among the bushes, And their food is the root of the broom shrub. Christian Standard Bible They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food. Holman Christian Standard Bible They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food. Contemporary English Version They gather tasteless shrubs for food and firewood, Good News Translation They pulled up the plants of the desert and ate them, even the tasteless roots of the broom tree! GOD'S WORD® Translation They pick saltwort from the underbrush, and the roots of the broom plant are their food. International Standard Version "They would pluck off herbs from salt marshes to eat; and roots of the broom shrub for food. NET Bible By the brush they would gather herbs from the salt marshes, and the root of the broom tree was their food. Classic Translations King James BibleWho cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. New King James Version Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And broom tree roots for their food. King James 2000 Bible Who pick mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their food. New Heart English Bible They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom are their food. World English Bible They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom are their food. American King James Version Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat. American Standard Version They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food. A Faithful Version Those plucking mallows by the bushes, and broom roots for their food. Darby Bible Translation They gather the salt-wort among the bushes, and the roots of the broom for their food. English Revised Version They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; and the roots of the broom are their meat. Webster's Bible Translation Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their food. Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587They cut vp nettels by the bushes, & the iuniper rootes was their meate. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Plucking vp nettles among the busshes, and the iuniper rootes for their meate. Coverdale Bible of 1535 pluckynge vp herbes from amonge the busshes, & the Iunipers rote was their meate. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionThose cropping mallows near a shrub, "" And their food [is] root of broom trees. Young's Literal Translation Those cropping mallows near a shrub, And broom-roots is their food. Smith's Literal Translation Plucking off sea purslain upon the shrub, the root of broom their bread. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd they ate grass, and barks of trees, and the root of junipers was their food. Catholic Public Domain Version And they chewed grass and the bark from trees, and the root of junipers was their food. Translations from Aramaic Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedFor all strength was lost upon them Lamsa Bible For they had lost their power completely. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917They pluck salt-wort with wormwood; And the roots of the broom are their food. Brenton Septuagint Translation Who compass the salt places on the sounding shore, who had salt herbs for their food, and were dishonorable and of no repute, in want of every good thing; who also ate roots of trees by reason of great hunger.     |