Mallows; or, purslain, or salt or bitter herbs, as the word seems to import, which shows their extreme necessity. By the bushes; or, by the shrubs, nigh unto which they grew; or, with the barks of trees, as the Vulgar Latin renders it. Juniper roots: possibly the word may signify some other plant, for the Hebrews themselves are at a loss for the signification of the names of plants.
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Job 30:4
4 Who cut up mallows by the bushes, and juniper roots for their meat.