Job 12:7
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: | But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. | But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and but | וְֽאוּלָ֗ם | ve-'u-LAM | H0199 | butאוּלָם (u.lam) 1) but, but indeed (a strong adversative) 2) however, nevertheless |
| ask | שְׁאַל־ | she-'al- | H7592 | to askשָׁאַל (sha.al) 1) to ask, enquire, borrow, beg 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to ask, ask for 1a2) to ask (as a favour), borrow 1a3) to enquire, enquire of 1a4) to enquire of, consult (of deity, oracle) 1a5) to seek 1b) (Niphal) to ask for oneself, ask leave of absence 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to enquire, enquire carefully 1c2) to beg, practise beggary 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to be given on request 1d2) to grant, make over to, let (one) ask (successfully) or give or lend on request (then) grant or make over to Aramaic equivalent: she.el (שְׁאֵל "to ask" H7593) |
| please | נָ֣א | na' | H4994 | pleaseנָא (na) 1) I (we) pray, now, please 1a) used in entreaty or exhortation |
| [the] animals | בְהֵמ֣וֹת | ve-he-MOT | H0929 | animalבְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) 1) beast, cattle, animal 1a) beasts (coll of all animals) 1b) cattle, livestock (of domestic animals) 1c) wild beasts |
| so it may teach you | וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ | ve-to-RE-ka | H3384B | to showיָרָה (ya.rah) 1) to point out, show 1b) to direct, teach, instruct |
| and [the] bird[s] of | וְע֥וֹף | ve-'of | H5775 | birdעוֹף (oph) 1) flying creatures, fowl, insects, birds 1a) fowl, birds 1b) winged insects Aramaic equivalent: oph (עוֹף "bird" H5776) |
| the heavens | הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם | ha-sha-MA-yim | H8064 | heavenשָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) 1) heaven, heavens, sky 1a) visible heavens, sky 1a1) as abode of the stars 1a2) as the visible universe, the sky, atmosphere, etc 1b) Heaven (as the abode of God) Aramaic equivalent: sha.ma.yin (שָׁמַ֫יִן "heaven" H8065) |
| so it may tell | וְיַגֶּד־ | ve-ya-ged- | H5046 | to tellנָגַד (na.gad) 1) to be conspicuous, tell, make known 1a) (Hiphil) to tell, declare 1a1) to tell, announce, report 1a2) to declare, make known, expound 1a3) to inform of 1a4) to publish, declare, proclaim 1a5) to avow, acknowledge, confess 1a5a) messenger (participle) 1b) (Hophal) to be told, be announced, be reported |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.