Job
Job 35:11
11who teaches us more than the beasts of the earth
and makes us wiser than the birds of the air?’
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| who teaches us | מַ֭לְּפֵנוּ | mal·lə·p̄ê·nū | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; first person common plural | H502 learn |
| more than the beasts | מִבַּהֲמ֣וֹת | mib·ba·hă·mō·wṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| of the earth | אָ֑רֶץ | ’ā·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| and makes us wiser | יְחַכְּמֵֽנוּ׃ | yə·ḥak·kə·mê·nū | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural | H2449 be wise |
| than the birds | וּמֵע֖וֹף | ū·mê·‘ō·wp̄ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H5775 flying creatures, fowl, insects |
| of the air | הַשָּׁמַ֣יִם | haš·šā·ma·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 94:12 · Job 32:8 · Job 36:22 · Genesis 2:7 · Genesis 1:26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.