King James Version

Psalms 147:9

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

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נוֹתֵ֣ןnotengiveנָתַןverb, qal, participle, absolute — “give”, a verb used as a describing wordH5414to 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…לִבְהֵמָ֣הlivhemahto beastבְּהֵמָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to beast”, the ordinary formH929properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective)beast, cattle.לַחְמָ֑הּlachmahbreadלֶחֶםnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “bread”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3899food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it)(shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.לִבְנֵ֥יlivneto sonבֵּןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “to son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עֹ֝רֵ֗בorevravenעֹרֵבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “raven”, the ordinary formH6158a raven (from its dusky hue)raven.אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, 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,…יִקְרָֽאוּyiqravcallקָרָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “call”, an unfinished actionH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He giveth to the beast his food, And to the young ravens which cry.

Young’s Literal Translation

Giving to the beast its food, To the young of the ravens that call.

World English Bible

He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

Darby Translation

Who giveth to the cattle their food, to the young ravens which cry.

Douay-Rheims

He hath not done in like manner to every nation: and his judgments he hath not made manifest to them. Alleluia.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and gives to cattle their food, and to the young ravens that call upon him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ διδόντι τοῖς κτήνεσι τροφὴν αὐτῶν, καὶ τοῖς νεοσσοῖς τῶν κοράκων τοῖς ἐπικαλουμένοις αὐτόν.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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