Hebrew Interlinear

Job 12:8 Interlinear

Or speak to the earth and it shall teach shall declare thee and the fishes of the sea

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1א֤וֹH176desire (and so probably in proverbs 31:4); hence (by way of alternative) or, also if
2שִׂ֣יחַH7878Or speakto ponder, i.e., (by implication) converse (with oneself, and hence, aloud) or (transitively) utter
3לָאָ֣רֶץH776to the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
4וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּH3384and it shall teachproperly, 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
5וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּH5608shall declareproperly, to score with a mark as a tally or record, i.e., (by implication) to inscribe, and also to enumerate; intensively, to recount, i.e., celebra
6לְ֝ךָ֗H0
7דְּגֵ֣יH1709thee and the fishesa fish (often used collectively)
8הַיָּֽם׃H3220of the seaa sea (as breaking in noisy surf) or large body of water; specifically (with the article), the mediterranean sea; sometimes a large river, or an artif

Verse Context

Job 12:7But ask now the beasts and they shall teach thee and the fowls...
Job 12:8 (current) Or speak to the earth and it shall teach shall declare thee and the fishes of the sea
Job 12:9 Who knoweth ...

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