Job
Job 12:7
7But ask the animals, and they will instruct you;
ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | וְֽאוּלָ֗ם | wə·’ū·lām | Conjunction | H199 but, but indeed |
| ask | שְׁאַל־ | šə·’al- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| the animals | בְהֵמ֣וֹת | ḇə·hê·mō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| and they will instruct you | וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ | wə·ṯō·re·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| ask the birds | וְע֥וֹף | wə·‘ō·wp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| of the air | הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| and they will tell | וְיַגֶּד־ | wə·yag·geḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| you | לָֽךְ׃ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Isaiah 1:3 · Proverbs 6:6 · Jeremiah 8:7 · Job 21:29–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.