New International VersionIn the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush.
New Living TranslationThey pluck wild greens from among the bushes and eat from the roots of broom trees.
English Standard Versionthey pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food.
Berean Standard BibleThey plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
King James BibleWho cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots
for their meat.
New King James VersionWho pluck mallow by the bushes, And broom tree roots
for their food.
New American Standard BibleWho pluck saltweed by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
NASB 1995Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
NASB 1977Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
Legacy Standard BibleWho pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom tree.
Amplified Bible“They pluck [and eat] saltwort (mallows) among the bushes, And their food is the root of the broom shrub.
Christian Standard BibleThey plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
Holman Christian Standard BibleThey plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
American Standard VersionThey pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food.
Contemporary English VersionThey gather tasteless shrubs for food and firewood,
English Revised VersionThey pluck salt-wort by the bushes; and the roots of the broom are their meat.
GOD'S WORD® TranslationThey pick saltwort from the underbrush, and the roots of the broom plant are their food.
Good News TranslationThey pulled up the plants of the desert and ate them, even the tasteless roots of the broom tree!
International Standard Version"They would pluck off herbs from salt marshes to eat; and roots of the broom shrub for food.
NET BibleBy the brush they would gather herbs from the salt marshes, and the root of the broom tree was their food.
New Heart English BibleThey pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom are their food.
Webster's Bible TranslationWho cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their food.
Majority Text Translations
Majority Standard BibleThey plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
World English BibleThey pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom tree are their food.
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 TranslationPlucking 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 VersionAnd they chewed grass and the bark from trees, and the root of junipers was their food.
New American BibleThey plucked saltwort and shrubs; the roots of the broom plant were their food.
New Revised Standard Versionthey pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa BibleFor they had lost their power completely.
Peshitta Holy Bible TranslatedFor all strength was lost upon them
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917They pluck salt-wort with wormwood; And the roots of the broom are their food.
Brenton Septuagint TranslationWho 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.
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