King James Version

Job 28:7

There is a path which no fowl knoweth, and which the vulture’s eye hath not seen:

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נָ֭תִיבnativpathנָתִיבnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “path”, the ordinary formH5410a (beaten) trackpath(-way), [idiom] travel(-ler), way.לֹֽאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְדָ֣עוֹyedavoknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…עָ֑יִטayitbirdעַיִטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bird”, the ordinary formH5861a hawk or other bird of preybird, fowl, ravenous (bird).וְלֹ֥אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…שְׁ֝זָפַ֗תּוּshezafatvlook upשָׁזַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “look up”, a completed actionH7805to tan (by sunburning); figuratively (as if by a piercing ray) to scanlook up, see.עֵ֣יןeyneye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “eye , , -sight”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…אַיָּֽהayahkiteאַיָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “kite”, the ordinary formH344the screamer, i.e. a hawkkite, vulture.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That path no bird of prey knoweth, neither hath the falcon's eye seen it;

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American Standard Version (1901)

That path no bird of prey knoweth, Neither hath the falcon’s eye seen it:

Young’s Literal Translation

A path — not known it hath a ravenous fowl, Nor scorched it hath an eye of the kite,

World English Bible

That path no bird of prey knows, neither has the falcon’s eye seen it.

Darby Translation

It is a path no bird of prey knoweth, and the vulture's eye hath not seen it;

Douay-Rheims

The bird hath not known the path, neither hath the eye of the vulture beheld it.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That path no bird of prey knoweth, neither hath the falcon's eye seen it;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There is a path, the fowl has not known it, neither has the eye of the vulture seen it:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τρίβος, οὐκ ἔγνω αὐτὴν πετεινὸν, καὶ οὐ παρέβλεψεν αὐτὴν ὀφθαλμὸς γυπός·