King James Version

Psalms 115:6

They have ears, but they hear not: noses have they, but they smell not:

Study

Hebrew

Tap a word to see its meaning. Words run left to right in English reading order.

אָזְנַ֣יִםazenayimearאֹזֶןnoun, common, feminine, dual, absolute — “ear”, the ordinary formH241broadness. i.e. (concrete) the ear (from its form in man)[phrase] advertise, audience, [phrase] displease, ear, hearing, [phrase] show.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…יִשְׁמָ֑עוּyishmavhearשָׁמַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “hear”, an unfinished actionH8085to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.)[idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) n…אַ֥ףaffaceאַףparticle, affirmation — “face”H639properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also (from the rapid breathing in passion) ireanger(-gry), [phrase] before, countenance, face, [phrase] forebearing, forehead, [phrase] (long-) suffering, nose, nostril, snout, [idiom] worthy, wrath.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…יְרִיחֽוּןyerichunsmellרוּחַverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural, paragogic nun — “smell”, an unfinished actionH7306properly, to blow, i.e. breathe; only (literally) to smell or (by implication, perceive (figuratively, to anticipate, enjoy)accept, smell, [idiom] touch, make of quick understanding.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not;

Compare Public-Domain Translations

The King James Version remains the text of this page and the canonical URL.

American Standard Version (1901)

They have ears, but they hear not; Noses have they, but they smell not;

Young’s Literal Translation

Ears they have, and they hear not, A nose they have, and they smell not,

World English Bible

They have ears, but they don’t hear. They have noses, but they don’t smell.

Darby Translation

They have ears, and they hear not; a nose have they, and they smell not;

Douay-Rheims

Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of his saints.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They have ears, but they hear not; noses have they, but they smell not;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

they have ears, but they cannot hear; they have noses, but they cannot smell;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὦτα ἔχουσι καὶ οὐκ ἀκούσονται, ῥῖνας ἔχουσι καὶ οὐκ ὀσφρανθήσονται·