Deuteronomy

Deuteronomy 32:11

¹¹As an eagle stirs up its nest

and hovers over its young,

He spread His wings to catch them

and carried them on His pinions.^d

Footnotes

d 32:11 Pinions are the outer parts of a bird’s wings, including the flight feathers.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As an eagle	כְּנֶ֙שֶׁר֙	kə·ne·šer	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular	H5404 griffon-vulture, eagle
stirs up	יָעִ֣יר	yā·‘îr	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5782 rouse oneself, awake
its nest	קִנּ֔וֹ	qin·nōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7064 nest
and hovers	יְרַחֵ֑ף	yə·ra·ḥêp̄	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7363 grow soft, relax
over	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
its young	גּוֹזָלָ֖יו	gō·w·zā·lāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1469 young of birds
He spread	יִפְרֹ֤שׂ	yip̄·rōś	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6566 spread out, spread
His wings	כְּנָפָיו֙	kə·nā·p̄āw	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H3671 wing, extremity
to catch them	יִקָּחֵ֔הוּ	yiq·qā·ḥê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3947 take
carried them	יִשָּׂאֵ֖הוּ	yiś·śā·’ê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
His pinions	אֶבְרָתֽוֹ׃	’eḇ·rā·ṯōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H84 pinion

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.