Job 39:26

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Is it by thy wisdom that the hawk soareth, (And) stretcheth her wings toward the south?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲ‍ֽ֭מִבִּינָ֣תְךָ יַֽאֲבֶר־נֵ֑ץ יִפְרֹ֖שׂ *כנפו **כְּנָפָ֣יו לְתֵימָֽן׃

Transliteration

hă-mi-bînātəka yaʾăber-nēṣ yiprōś kənāpāyw lə-têmān

Grammar Details

*hă*: interrogative particle
*mi*: preposition - from
*bînātəka*: feminine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your understanding
*yaʾăber*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it soars
*nēṣ*: masculine singular absolute - hawk
*yiprōś*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it spreads
*kənāpāyw*: feminine dual construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - its wings
*lə*: preposition - toward
*têmān*: masculine singular absolute - south

Word Meanings

*bînātəka*: your understanding/intelligence/wisdom
*yaʾăber*: it soars/takes flight/mounts up
*nēṣ*: hawk/falcon
*yiprōś*: it spreads/stretches out/extends
*kənāpāyw*: its wings/pinions
*têmān*: south/southern region

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Lev 16:11 : 11 And Aaron shall present the bullock of the sin-offering, which is for himself, and shall make atonement for himself, and for his house, and shall kill the bullock of the sin-offering which is for himself:
Deut 14:15 : 15 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the sea-mew, and the hawk after its kind,
Song 2:12 : 12 The flowers appear on the earth; The time of the singing [of birds] is come, And the voice of the turtle-dove is heard in our land;
Jer 8:7 : 7 Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.

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