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Psalms 115:5

They have mouths, but they speak not: eyes have they, but they see not:

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פֶּֽהpehedgeפֶּהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “edge”, the ordinary formH6310the 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…לָ֭הֶםlahemtoלָ֭הֶםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יְדַבֵּ֑רוּyedabervspeakדָבַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “speak”, an unfinished actionH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.עֵינַ֥יִםeynayimeye , , -sightעַיִןnoun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…לָ֝הֶ֗םlahemtoלָ֝הֶ֗םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toוְלֹ֣אveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִרְאֽוּyirvseeרָאָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “see”, an unfinished actionH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

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American Standard Version (1901)

They have mouths, but they speak not; Eyes have they, but they see not;

Young’s Literal Translation

A mouth they have, and they speak not, Eyes they have, and they see not,

World English Bible

They have mouths, but they don’t speak. They have eyes, but they don’t see.

Darby Translation

They have a mouth, and they speak not; eyes have they, and they see not;

Douay-Rheims

I will pay my vows to the Lord before all his people:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They have mouths, but they speak not; eyes have they, but they see not;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have a mouth, but they cannot speak; they have eyes, but they cannot see:

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Στόμα ἔχουσι καὶ οὐ λαλήσουσιν, ὀφθαλμοὺς ἔχουσι καὶ οὐκ ὄψονται·