| Hebrew |
וְֽאוּלָ֗ם שְׁאַל נָ֣א בְהֵמ֣וֹת וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וְע֥וֹף הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigשָׁמַיִם hebrew Meanings: * Heaven or heavens * Sky * Compass Masculine noun. The word is dual in form (ending in -ַיִם) which normally indicates two things (like eyes and hands), however, however it functions as a plural. Deuteronomy 10:14 states that Genesis 1:20Psalm 115:3 וְיַגֶּד לָֽךְ |
| ESV |
“But ask the beasts, and they will teach you; the birds of the heavens, and they will tell you;
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| NIV |
“But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
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| NLT |
“Just ask the animals, and they will teach you. Ask the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.
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| LXX |
ἀλλὰ δὴ ἐπερώτησον τετράποδα ἐάν σοι εἴπωσιν πετεινὰ δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ greek δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English. οὐρανοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigοὐρανός Meaning: * The sky * Air * Heaven or heavens 278 occurrences in the New Testament. Οὐρανός is used in Scripture to describe the sky and universe (that is, the visible expanse above the earth) as well as the transcendent realm where God is present. For example, in Matthew 6:26Matthew 24:29Matthew 6:9 ἐάν σοι ἀπαγγείλωσιν |
| KJV |
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:
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