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Job 39:26

Doth the hawk fly by thy wisdom, and stretch her wings toward the south?

KJV

Numquid per sapientiam tuam plumescit accipiter, expandens alas suas ad austrum ?

Vulgate

ἐκ δὲ τῆς σῆς ἐπιστήμης ἕστηκεν ἱέραξ, ἀναπετάσας τὰς πτέρυγας ἀκίνητος, καθορῶν τὰ πρὸς νότον;

LXX

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

ASV

הֲֽ֭/מִ/בִּינָ֣תְ/ךָ יַֽאֲבֶר נֵ֑ץ יִפְרֹ֖שׂ כנפ/ו כְּנָפָ֣י/ו לְ/תֵימָֽן

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

בִּינָֽה
bynh
noun · 38×
ה
h
noun · 23×
ו
v
noun · 110×
יַֽאֲבֶר
y'br
verb · 1×
יִּפְרֹ֥שׂ
yprsh
verb · 67×
נֵּ֖ץ
nts
noun · 4×

Historic Christian voices

5 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 6:7 — Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,