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Job 12:8

Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you.
Job 12:8
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Original language (Hebrew)

א֤וֹ שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם׃

  1. א֤וֹ'o“or”
    Conjunction · from אוֹ · “or” · Strong's H0176A
  2. שִׂ֣יחַSi.ach“complain”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from שִׂיחַ · “to muse” · Strong's H7878
  3. לָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retz“to the earth”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “soil” · Strong's H0776H
  4. וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּve.to.Re.ka“so it may teach you”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, 3rd person, feminine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from יָרָה · “to show” · Strong's H3384B
  5. וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּvi.sa.pe.Ru“and they may recount”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from סָפַר · “to recount” · Strong's H5608A
  6. לְ֝ךָ֗le.kha“to you”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2m · “you” · Strong's H9031
  7. דְּגֵ֣יde.Gei“[the] fish of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from דָּג · “fish” · Strong's H1709H
  8. הַיָּֽם׃hai.Yam“the sea”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יָם · “sea” · Strong's H3220G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)