King James Version

Psalms 104:17

Where the birds make their nests: as for the stork, the fir trees are her house.

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אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…שָׁ֭םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.צִפֳּרִ֣יםtsiporimbirdצִפּוֹרnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “bird”, the ordinary formH6833a little bird (as hopping)bird, fowl, sparrow.יְקַנֵּ֑נוּyeqanenvmake...nestקָנַןverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “make...nest”, an unfinished actionH7077to nestle, i.e. build or occupy as anestmake...nest.חֲ֝סִידָ֗הchasidahstorkחֲסִידָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “stork”, the ordinary formH2624the kind (maternal) bird, i.e. a stork[idiom] feather, stork.בְּרוֹשִׁ֥יםberoshimfirבְּרוֹשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “fir”, the ordinary formH1265a cypress (?) tree; hence, a lance or a musical instrument (as made of that wood)fir (tree).בֵּיתָֽהּbeytahfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Where the birds make their nests: As for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

Young’s Literal Translation

Where birds do make nests, The stork — the firs [are] her house.

World English Bible

where the birds make their nests. The stork makes its home in the cypress trees.

Darby Translation

Where the birds make their nests; [as for] the stork, the fir trees are her house.

Douay-Rheims

He sent a man before them: Joseph, who was sold for a slave.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wherein the birds make their nests; as for the stork, the fir-trees are her house.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

There the sparrows will build their nests; and the house of the heron takes the lead among them.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκεῖ στρουθία ἐννοσσεύσουσι, τοῦ ἐρωδιοῦ ἡ οἰκία ἡγεῖται αὐτῶν.