King James Version

Ezekiel 31:13

Upon his ruin shall all the fowls of the heaven remain, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches:

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עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מַפַּלְתּ֥וֹmapaltvocarcaseמַפֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “carcase”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4658fall, i.e. decadence; concretely, a ruin; specifically a carcasecarcase, fall, ruin.יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyishkenvabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “abide”, an unfinished actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).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).ע֣וֹףofbirdעוֹףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “bird”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectivelybird, that flieth, flying, fowl.הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםhashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).פֹּארֹתָ֣יוporotayvboughפְּאֹרָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bough”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6288properly, ornamentation, i.e. (plural) foliage (including the limbs) as bright greenbough, branch, sprig.הָי֔וּhayvbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.כֹּ֖לkolallכֹּלnoun, 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).חַיַּ֥תchayatlifeחַיnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.הַשָּׂדֶֽהhasadehthe fieldשָׂדֶהdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Upon his carcass all the fowls of the heaven do dwell, and upon his branches are all the beasts of the field;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Upon his ruin all the birds of the heavens shall dwell, and all the beasts of the field shall be upon his branches;

Young’s Literal Translation

On his ruin dwell do all fowls of the heavens, And on his boughs have been all the beasts of the field,

World English Bible

All the birds of the sky will dwell on his ruin, and all the animals of the field will be on his branches,

Darby Translation

Upon his fallen [trunk] do all the fowl of the heavens dwell, and all the beasts of the field are upon his branches:

Douay-Rheims

All the fowls of the air dwelt upon his ruins, and all the beasts of the field were among his branches.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Upon his carcass all the fowls of the heaven do dwell, and upon his branches are all the beasts of the field;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

All the birds of the sky have settled on his fallen trunk, and all the wild beasts of the field came upon his boughs:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπὶ τὴν πτῶσιν αὐτοῦ ἀνεπαύσαντο πάντα τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, καὶ ἐπὶ τὰ στελέχη αὐτοῦ ἐγίνοντο πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ,