Job
Job 12:8
8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
let the fish of the sea inform you.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Or | א֤וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| speak | שִׂ֣יחַ | śî·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7878 muse, complain |
| to the earth | לָאָ֣רֶץ | lā·’ā·reṣ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and it will teach you | וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ | wə·ṯō·re·kā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular; second person masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| let the fish | דְּגֵ֣י | də·ḡê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1709 fish |
| of the sea | הַיָּֽם׃ | hay·yām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3220 sea |
| inform | וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ | wî·sap·pə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5608 count |
| you | לְ֝ךָ֗ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.