who cut up mallow by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
They pluck salt-wort by the bushes; And the roots of the broom are their food.
“They pluck [and eat] saltwort (mallows) among the bushes, And their food is the root of the broom shrub.
They pluck saltwort or mallows among the bushes, and roots of the broom for their food or to warm them.
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
They plucked mallow, among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
who pluck off the leaves on a bush, the root of the broom— a shrub is their food.
They pluck saltwort and bitter leaves; these, with broom tree roots, are their food.
They gather tasteless shrubs for food and firewood,
They gather the salt-wort among the bushes, and the roots of the broom for their food.
And they ate grass, and barks of trees, and the root of junipers was their food.
They pull up salt plants in the desert and eat the roots from the broom tree.
They pulled up plants in the desert as their food. They burned the roots of bushes to keep themselves warm.
They picked marsh plants among the brush, and their food was the roots of broom bushes.
they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food.
they pick saltwort and the leaves of bushes, and the roots of the broom tree for their food.
They ·gathered desert plants [plucked mallow] among the brush and ·ate [or warmed themselves on] the root of the broom tree.
They cut up nettles by the bushes, and the juniper roots was their meat.
They pick saltwort from the underbrush, and the roots of the broom plant are their food.
They pulled up the plants of the desert and ate them, even the tasteless roots of the broom tree!
They plucked mallow among the shrubs, and the roots of the broom tree were their food.
They gathered desert plants by the brush for food. They even ate the root of the broom tree.
“They would pluck off herbs from salt marshes to eat; and roots of the broom shrub for food.
Who cut up mallows among the bushes and juniper roots for their food.
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.
Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom tree.
They are picking salt herbs, the leaves of bushes, and the roots of broom trees to warm themselves.
They eat roots and leaves,
“But no longer. Now I’m the butt of their jokes— young thugs! whippersnappers! Why, I considered their fathers mere inexperienced pups. But they are worse than dogs—good for nothing, stray, mangy animals, Half-starved, scavenging the back alleys, howling at the moon; Homeless ragamuffins chewing on old bones and licking old tin cans; Outcasts from the community, cursed as dangerous delinquents. Nobody would put up with them; they were driven from the neighborhood. You could hear them out there at the edge of town, yelping and barking, huddled in junkyards, A gang of beggars and no-names, thrown out on their ears.
Who pluck mallow by the bushes, and juniper roots for their food.
They pick saltwort from the underbrush, and the roots of the broom plant are their food.
They plucked saltwort and shrubs; the roots of the broom plant were their food.
Who pluck saltweed by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And whose food is the root of the broom shrub.
They plucked saltwort and scrub for food, and they ate the roots of the broom tree.
They gathered desert plants among the brush and ate the root of the broom tree.
By the brush they would gather herbs from the salt marshes, and the root of the broom tree was their food.
Among the bushes they gathered salty plants. They ate the roots of desert bushes.
In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush.
In the brush they gathered salt herbs, and their food was the root of the broom bush.
Who pluck mallow by the bushes, And broom tree roots for their food.
They pick plants that taste of salt among the bushes. And they eat the root of the broom bush.
They pluck wild greens from among the bushes and eat from the roots of broom trees.
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes and to warm themselves the roots of broom.
They cut up mallow plants by the bushes, and juniper roots for their lechem.
“They cut up nettles by the bushes, and the juniper root was their food.
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of the broom.
they pick mallow and the leaves of bushes, and to warm themselves the roots of the broom.
In the brush they pluck salt herbs, and their food was from the root of the broom tree.
They are left with the desperate foods of the famished— plucking mallow from the bushes by the salt marshes, and making the ashy broom tree root their staple.
They pluck salt herbs by the bushes. The roots of the broom tree are their food.
and they ate herbs, and the rinds of trees; and the root of junipers was their meat. (and they ate grass, and the bark of trees; and juniper roots were their food.)
Those cropping mallows near a shrub, And broom-roots [is] their food.
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