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Isaiah 34:15

There shall the great owl make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow: there shall the vultures also be gathered, every one with her mate.

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שָׁ֣מָּהshamahthereשָׁםadverb, directional ending — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.קִנְּנָ֤הqinnahmake...nestקָנַןverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “make...nest”, a completed actionH7077to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anestmake...nest.קִפּוֹז֙qipozgreat owlקִפּוֹזnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “great owl”, the ordinary formH7091spring forward; an arrow-snake (as darting on its prey)great owl.וַתְּמַלֵּ֔טvatmaletand escapeמָלַטconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and escape”, the next action in the storyH4422properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparksdeliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely.וּבָקְעָ֖הuvaqeahand break forthבָּקַעconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and break forth”, a completed action in a sequenceH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.וְדָגְרָ֣הvedagerahand gatherדָּגַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and gather”, a completed action in a sequenceH1716to brood over eggs or younggather, sit.בְצִלָּ֑הּvetsilahin shadeצֵלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in shade”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6738shade, whether literal or figurativedefence, shade(-ow).אַךְakhonlyאַךְparticle, affirmation — “only”H389a particle of affirmation, surely; hence (by limitation) onlyalso, in any wise, at least, but, certainly, even, howbeit, nevertheless, notwithstanding, only, save, surely, of a surety, truly, verily, [phrase] wherefore, yet (but).שָׁ֛םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.נִקְבְּצ֥וּniqbetsvassembleקָבַץverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “assemble”, a completed actionH6908to grasp, i.e. collectassemble (selves), gather (bring) (together, selves together, up), heap, resort, [idiom] surely, take up.דַיּ֖וֹתdayotvultureדַּיָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “vulture”, the ordinary formH1772a falcon (from its rapid flight)vulture.אִשָּׁ֥הishaheachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.רְעוּתָֽהּreutahmateרְעוּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “mate”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7468a female associate; generally an additional one[phrase] another, mate, neighbour.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

There shall the arrowsnake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and brood under her shadow; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There shall the dart-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shade; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.

Young’s Literal Translation

There made her nest hath the bittern, Yea, she layeth, and hath hatched, And hath gathered under her shadow, Only there gathered have been vultures, Each with its companion.

World English Bible

The arrow snake will make her nest there, and lay, hatch, and gather under her shade. Yes, the kites will be gathered there, every one with her mate.

Darby Translation

There shall the arrow-snake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and gather under her shadow; there also shall the vultures be gathered one with another.

Douay-Rheims

There hath the ericius had its hole, and brought up its young ones, and hath dug round about, and cherished them in the shadow thereof: thither are the kites gathered together one to another.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

There shall the arrowsnake make her nest, and lay, and hatch, and brood under her shadow; yea, there shall the kites be gathered, every one with her mate.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There has the hedgehog made its nest, and the earth has safely preserved its young: there have the deer met, and seen one another's faces.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκεῖ ἐνόσσευσεν ἐχῖνος, καὶ ἔσωσεν ἡ γῆ τὰ παιδία αὐτῆς μετὰ ἀσφαλείας· ἐκεῖ συνήντησαν ἔλαφοι καὶ εἶδον τὰ πρόσωπα ἀλλήλων.