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Psalms 104:12

By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches.

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עֲ֭לֵיהֶםaleyhemaboveעַלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “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,…עוֹףofbirdעוֹףnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “bird”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5775a bird (as covered with feathers, or rather as covering with wings), often collectivelybird, that flieth, flying, fowl.הַשָּׁמַ֣יִםhashamayimthe heavenשָׁמַיִםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the heaven”, the ordinary formH8064the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies revolve)air, [idiom] astrologer, heaven(-s).יִשְׁכּ֑וֹןyishkonabideשָׁכַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “abide”, an unfinished actionH7931to reside or permanently stay (literally or figuratively)abide, continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-er), have habitation, inhabit, lay, place, (cause to) remain, rest, set (up).מִבֵּ֥יןmibeynfrom betweenבֵּיןpreposition, preposition — “from between”H996between (repeated before each noun, often with other particles); also as a conjunction, either...oramong, asunder, at, between (-twixt...and), [phrase] from (the widest), [idiom] in, out of, whether (it be...or), within.עֳ֝פָאיִ֗םofayimbranchעֳפֶאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “branch”, the ordinary formH6073a bough (as covering the tree)branch.יִתְּנוּyitnvgiveנָתַןverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…קֽוֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “sound”, the ordinary formH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.

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American Standard Version (1901)

By them the birds of the heavens have their habitation; They sing among the branches.

Young’s Literal Translation

By them the fowl of the heavens doth dwell, From between the branches They give forth the voice.

World English Bible

The birds of the sky nest by them. They sing among the branches.

Darby Translation

The birds of heaven dwell by them; they give forth their voice from among the branches.

Douay-Rheims

When they were but a small number: yea very few, and sojourners therein:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

By them shall the birds of the sky lodge: they shall utter a voice out of the midst of the rocks.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐπʼ αὐτὰ τὰ πετεινὰ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ κατασκηνώσει, ἐκ μέσου τῶν πετρῶν δώσουσι φωνήν.