Job 12:7 Go deeper

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: (KJV)

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וְֽאוּלָ֗םve.'u.Lamand but

Lemma: אוּלָם (u.lam) · Strong's: H0199

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: but

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 28:19, Genesis 48:19, Exodus 9:16, Numbers 14:21, Judges 18:29, 1 Samuel 20:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0199; TAHOT Job 12:7 word 1

שְׁאַל\־she.'al-ask

Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to ask

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Job 12:7 word 2

נָ֣אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Job 12:7 word 3

בְהֵמ֣וֹתve.he.Mot[the] animals

Lemma: בְּהֵמָה (be.he.mah) · Strong's: H0929

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)

Meaning: animal

Used 190 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 6:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0929; TAHOT Job 12:7 word 4

וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.kaso it may teach you

Lemma: יָרָה (ya.rah) · Strong's: H3384B

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVhu3fs)

Meaning: to show

Used 47 times. Also: Genesis 31:51, Genesis 46:28, Exodus 4:12, Exodus 4:15, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 24:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3384B; TAHOT Job 12:7 word 5

וְע֥וֹףve.'ofand [the] bird[s] of

Lemma: עוֹף (oph) · Strong's: H5775

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: bird

Used 71 times. Also: Genesis 1:20, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5775; TAHOT Job 12:7 word 6

הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםha.sha.Ma.yimthe heavens

Lemma: שָׁמַיִם (sha.ma.yim) · Strong's: H8064

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: heaven

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8064; TAHOT Job 12:7 word 7

וְיַגֶּד\־ve.ya.ged-so it may tell

Lemma: נָגַד (na.gad) · Strong's: H5046

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhj3ms)

Meaning: to tell

Used 369 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 22:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5046; TAHOT Job 12:7 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But	→	אוּלָם H0199 but
ask	→	שָׁאַל H7592 to ask
. . .	→	נָא H4994 please
the animals	→	בְּהֵמָה H0929 animal
and they will instruct you	→	יָרָה H3384B to show
ask the birds	→	עוֹף H5775 bird
of the air	→	שָׁמַיִם H8064 heaven
and they will tell	→	נָגַד H5046 to tell
you	→

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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