King James Version

Job 39:13

Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?

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כְּנַףkenafwingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “wing”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3671an edge or extremity; specifically (of a bird or army) a wing, (of a garment or bedclothing) a flap, (of the earth) a quarter, (of a building) a pinnacle[phrase] bird, border, corner, end, feather(-ed), [idiom] flying, [phrase] (one an-) other, overspreading, [idiom] quarters, skirt, [idiom] sort, uttermost part, wing(-ed).רְנָנִ֥יםrenaniman ostrich (from its wail)רֶנֶןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “an ostrich (from its wail)”, the ordinary formH7443an ostrich (from its wail)[idiom] goodly.נֶעֱלָ֑סָהneelasahrejoiceעָלַסverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “rejoice”, a completed actionH5965to leap for joy, i.e. exult, wave joyously[idiom] peacock, rejoice, solace self.אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…אֶ֝בְרָ֗הevrahfeatherאֶבְרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “feather”, the ordinary formH84{a pinion}feather, wing.חֲסִידָ֥הchasidahstorkחֲסִידָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “stork”, the ordinary formH2624the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork[idiom] feather, stork.וְנֹצָֽהvenotsahand featherנוֹצָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and feather”, the ordinary formH5133a pinion (or wing feather); often (collectively) plumagefeather(-s), ostrich.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?

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American Standard Version (1901)

The wings of the ostrich wave proudly; But are they the pinions and plumage of love?

Young’s Literal Translation

The wing of the rattling ones exulteth, Whether the pinion of the ostrich or hawk.

World English Bible

“The wings of the ostrich wave proudly, but are they the feathers and plumage of love?

Darby Translation

The wing of the ostrich beats joyously — But is it the stork's pinion and plumage?

Douay-Rheims

The wing of the ostrich is like the wings of the heron, and of the hawk.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The wing of the ostrich beateth joyously; but are her pinions and feathers the kindly stork's?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The peacock has a beautiful wing: if the stork and the ostrich conceive, it is worthy of notice ,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πτέρυξ τερπομένων νεέλασσα, ἐὰν συλλάβῃ ἁσίδα καὶ νέσσα·