Job 27:18
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The house he built is like a moth’s cocoon, like a hut set up by a watchman.

Young's Literal Translation
He hath built as a moth his house, And as a booth a watchman hath made.

King James Bible
He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth [that] the keeper maketh.

Hebrew
The house
בֵּית֑וֹ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

he built
בָּנָ֣ה (bā·nāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

is like a moth’s cocoon,
כָעָ֣שׁ (ḵā·‘āš)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6211: A moth

like a hut
וּ֝כְסֻכָּ֗ה (ū·ḵə·suk·kāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5521: A thicket, booth

set up
עָשָׂ֥ה (‘ā·śāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

by a watchman.
נֹצֵֽר׃ (nō·ṣêr)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 5341: To watch, guard, keep

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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