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Psalms 104:18

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104:18 The wild goats live in the high mountains; 1 

the rock badgers find safety in the cliffs.

Proverbs 30:26

Context

30:26 rock badgers 2  are creatures with little power,

but they make their homes in the crags;

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[104:18]  1 tn Heb “the high mountains [are] for the goats.”

[30:26]  2 tn Or “hyraxes.” This is the Syrian Hyrax, also known as the rock badger. KJV, ASV has “conies” (alternately spelled “coneys” by NIV), a term usually associated with the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) but which can also refer to the pika or the hyrax. Scholars today generally agree that the Hebrew term used here refers to a type of hyrax, a small ungulate mammal of the family Procaviidae native to Africa and the Middle East which has a thick body, short legs and ears and a rudimentary tail. The simple “badger” (so NASB, NRSV, CEV) could lead to confusion with the badger, an entirely unrelated species of burrowing mammal related to weasels.



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