King James Version

Psalms 104:11

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

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יַ֭שְׁקוּyashqvcause to drinkשָׁקָהverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “cause to drink”, an unfinished actionH8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion tocause to (give, give to, let, make to) drink, drown, moisten, water. See H7937 (שָׁכַר), H8354 (שָׁתָה).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).חַיְת֣וֹchaytvolifeחַיnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.שָׂדָ֑יsadayfieldשָׂדֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “field”, the ordinary formH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.יִשְׁבְּר֖וּyishbervbreakשָׁבַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “break”, an unfinished actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).פְרָאִ֣יםferaimwildפֶּרֶאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “wild”, the ordinary formH6501the onagerwild (ass).צְמָאָֽםtsemaamthirstצָמָאnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “thirst”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6772thirst (literally or figuratively)thirst(-y).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They give drink to every beast of the field; The wild asses quench their thirst.

Young’s Literal Translation

They water every beast of the field, Wild asses break their thirst.

World English Bible

They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

Darby Translation

They give drink to every beast of the field; the wild asses quench their thirst.

Douay-Rheims

Saying: To thee will I give the land of Chanaan, the lot of your inheritance.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They give drink to every beast of the field, the wild asses quench their thirst.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They shall give drink to all the wild beasts of the field: the wild asses shall take of them to quench their thirst.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ποτιοῦσι πάντα τὰ θηρία τοῦ ἀγροῦ, προσδέξονται ὄναγροι εἰς δίψαν αὐτῶν.