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Job 39:27

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

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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…עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פִּ֭יךָpikhaedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…יַגְבִּ֣יהַּyagbihabe haughtyגָּבַהּverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be haughty”, an unfinished actionH1361to soar, i.e. be lofty; figuratively, to be haughtyexalt, be haughty, be (make) high(-er), lift up, mount up, be proud, raise up great height, upward.נָ֑שֶׁרnashereagleנֶשֶׁרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “eagle”, the ordinary formH5404the eagle (or other large bird of prey)eagle.וְ֝כִ֗יvekhiand assuredכִּיconjunction, conjunction — “and assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…יָרִ֥יםyarimhighרוּםverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “high”, an unfinished actionH7311to be high actively, to rise or raise (in various applications, literally or figuratively)bring up, exalt (self), extol, give, go up, haughty, heave (up), (be, lift up on, make on, set up on, too) high(-er, one), hold up, levy, lift(-er) up, (be) lofty, ([idiom] a-) loud, mount up, offer (up), [phrase] presumptuously, (be) prom…קִנּֽוֹqinvonestקֵןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “nest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7064a nest (as fixed), sometimes including the nestlings; figuratively, a chamber or dwellingnest, room.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Is it at thy command that the eagle mounteth up, And maketh her nest on high?

Young’s Literal Translation

At thy command goeth an eagle up high? Or lifteth he up his nest?

World English Bible

Is it at your command that the eagle mounts up, and makes his nest on high?

Darby Translation

Doth the eagle mount up at thy command, and make his nest on high?

Douay-Rheims

Will the eagle mount up at thy command, and make her nest in high places?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Doth the vulture mount up at thy command, and make her nest on high?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And does the eagle rise at thy command, and the vulture remain sitting over his nest,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπὶ δὲ σῷ προστάγματι ὑψοῦται ἀετὸς, γὺψ δὲ ἐπὶ νοσσιᾶς αὐτοῦ καθεσθεὶς αὐλίζεται,