King James Version

Job 12:7

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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וְֽאוּלָ֗םveulamand howbeitאוּלָםconjunction, adverb — “and howbeit”H199however or on the contraryas for, but, howbeit, in very deed, surely, truly, wherefore.שְׁאַלshealdemandשָׁאַלverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “demand”, a commandH7592to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demandask (counsel, on), beg, borrow, lay to charge, consult, demand, desire, [idiom] earnestly, enquire, [phrase] greet, obtain leave, lend, pray, request, require, [phrase] salute, [idiom] straitly, [idiom] surely, wish.נָ֣אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.בְהֵמ֣וֹתvehemotbeastבְּהֵמָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּvetorekaand shootיָרָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and shoot”, an unfinished actionH3384properly, to flow as water (i.e. to rain); transitively, to lay or throw (especially an arrow, i.e. to shoot); figuratively, to point out (as if by aiming the finger), to teach([phrase]) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through.וְע֥וֹףveofand birdעוֹףconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and 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.הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִםhashamayimthe 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).וְיַגֶּדveyagedand bewrayנָגַדconjunction, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bewray”, an unfinished actionH5046properly, to front, i.e. stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to one present); specifically, to expose, predict, explain, praisebewray, [idiom] certainly, certify, declare(-ing), denounce, expound, [idiom] fully, messenger, plainly, profess, rehearse, report, shew (forth), speak, [idiom] surely, tell, utter.לָֽךְlakhetoלָֽךְpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; And the birds of the heavens, and they shall tell thee:

Young’s Literal Translation

And yet, ask, I pray thee, [One of] the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee.

World English Bible

“But ask the animals now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you.

Darby Translation

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowl of the heavens, and they shall tell thee;

Douay-Rheims

But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee: and the birds of the air, and they shall tell thee.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But ask now the beasts, if they may speak to thee; and the birds of the air, if they may declare to thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλλὰ δὴ ἐρώτησον τετράποδα ἐάν σοι εἴπωσι, πετεινὰ δὲ οὐρανοῦ ἐάν σοι ἀπαγγείλωσιν.