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Deuteronomy 4:18

The likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the waters beneath the earth:

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תַּבְנִ֕יתtavnitfigureתַּבְנִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “figure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8403structure; by implication, a model, resemblancefigure, form, likeness, pattern, similitude.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).רֹמֵ֖שׂromesmoveרָמַשׂverb, qal, participle, absolute — “move”, a verb used as a describing wordH7430properly, to glide swiftly, i.e. to crawl or move with short steps; by analogy to swarmcreep, move.בָּאֲדָמָ֑הbaadamahin countryאֲדָמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in country”, the ordinary formH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.תַּבְנִ֛יתtavnitfigureתַּבְנִיתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “figure”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8403structure; by implication, a model, resemblancefigure, form, likeness, pattern, similitude.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).דָּגָ֥הdagahfishדָּגָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “fish”, the ordinary formH1710{a fish (often used collectively)}fish.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…בַּמַּ֖יִםbamayimin waterמַיִםpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in water”, the ordinary formH4325water; figuratively, juice; by euphemism, urine, semen[phrase] piss, wasting, water(-ing, (-course, -flood, -spring)).מִתַּ֥חַתmitachatfrom withתַּחַתpreposition, preposition — “from with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.לָאָֽרֶץlaaretsto earthאֶרֶץpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

the likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth;

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American Standard Version (1901)

the likeness of anything that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth;

Young’s Literal Translation

a form of any creeping thing on the ground — a form of any fish which [is] in the waters under the earth;

World English Bible

the likeness of anything that creeps on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth;

Darby Translation

the pattern of anything that creepeth on the ground, the pattern of any fish that is in the waters under the earth;

Douay-Rheims

Or of creeping things, that move on the earth, or of fishes, that abide in the waters under the earth:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

the likeness of any thing that creepeth on the ground, the likeness of any fish that is in the water under the earth;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

the likeness of any reptile which creeps on the earth, the likeness of any fish of those which are in the waters under the earth;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

ὁμοίωμα παντὸς ἑρπετοῦ ὃ ἕρπει ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς, ὁμοίωμα παντὸς ἰχθύος, ὅσα ἐστὶν ἐν τοῖς ὕδασιν ὑποκάτω τῆς γῆς.