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Job 39:26

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

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הֲֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָhamibinatekhafrom understandingבִּינָהparticle, interrogative, preposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “from understanding”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH998understandingknowledge, meaning, [idiom] perfectly, understanding, wisdom.יַֽאֲבֶרyaaverflyאָבַרverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fly”, an unfinished actionH82to soarfly.נֵ֑ץnetshawkנֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “hawk”, the ordinary formH5322a flower (from its brilliancy); also a hawk (from it flashing speed)blossom, hawk.יִפְרֹ֖שׂyifrosbreakפָּרַשׂverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “break”, an unfinished actionH6566to break apart, disperse, etc.break, chop in pieces, lay open, scatter, spread (abroad, forth, selves, out), stretch (forth, out).כנפוkhnfvwingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).כְּנָפָ֣יוkenafayvwingכָּנָףnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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).לְתֵימָֽןleteymanto southתֵּימָןpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to south”, the ordinary formH8486the south (as being on the right hand of a person facing the east)south (side, -ward, wind).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, And stretcheth her wings toward the south?

Young’s Literal Translation

By thine understanding flieth a hawk? Spreadeth he his wings to the south?

World English Bible

“Is it by your wisdom that the hawk soars, and stretches her wings toward the south?

Darby Translation

Doth the hawk fly by thine intelligence, [and] stretch his wings toward the south?

Douay-Rheims

Doth the hawk wax feathered by thy wisdom, spreading her wings to the south?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Doth the hawk soar by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And does the hawk remain steady by thy wisdom, having spread out her wings unmoved, looking toward the region of the south?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκ δὲ τῆς σῆς ἐπιστήμης ἕστηκεν ἱέραξ, ἀναπετάσας τὰς πτέρυγας, ἀκίνητος, καθορῶν τὰ πρὸς Νότον;