Hebrew Interlinear
Job 12:7 Interlinear
Word-by-word Hebrew interlinear analysis of Job 12:7, showing the original Hebrew text with Strong's numbers, transliteration, and English translation for each word.
“But ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee and the fowls of the air and they shall tell ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וְֽאוּלָ֗ם | H199 | But | however or on the contrary |
| 2 | שְׁאַל | H7592 | ask | to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand |
| 3 | נָ֣א | H4994 | 'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction | |
| 4 | בְהֵמ֣וֹת | H929 | now the beasts | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
| 5 | וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ | H3384 | and they shall teach | properly, to flow as water (i.e., to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e., to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by |
| 6 | וְע֥וֹף | H5775 | thee and the fowls | a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectively |
| 7 | הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם | H8064 | of the air | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 8 | וְיַגֶּד | H5046 | and they shall tell | properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to |
| 9 | לָֽךְ׃ | H0 |
Verse Context
Job 12:6prosper The tabernacles of robbers are secure and they that provoke God...
Job 12:7 (current)But ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee and the fowls of the air and they shall tell
Job 12:8 Or speak to the earth and it shall teach shall declare ...