King James Version
Psalms 104:11 in the King James Version says “They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. quench: Heb. break” — study this verse from Psalms chapter 104 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. quench: Heb. break”
Psalms 104:11 · KJV
Thou hast set a bound that they may not pass over; that they turn not again to cover the earth.
He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. He: Heb. Who run: Heb. walk
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. quench: Heb. break
By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. sing: Heb. give a voice
He watereth the hills from his chambers: the earth is satisfied with the fruit of thy works.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“They give drink”
H8248to quaff, i.e., (causatively) to irrigate or furnish a potion to
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“to every beast”
H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin
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