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align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading">Text Analysis</div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/job/12-8.htm">Go to Parallel Hebrew</a></div><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td valign="top"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" class="maintext"><tr><td class="top" width="25%">Strong's</td><td class="top" width="25%">Hebrew</td><td class="top" width="25%">English</td><td class="top" width="25%">Morphology</td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/176.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 176: 1) or, rather <BR> 1a) implying that the latter choice is preferred <BR> 1b) or if, introducing an example to be seen under a particular principle <BR> 1c) (in series) either...or, whether...or <BR> 1d) if perchance <BR> 1e) except, or else <BR> 2) whether, not the least, if, otherwise, also, and, then">176</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_176.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 176 -- Occurrence 289 of 321">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">א֤וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/o_176.htm" title="o: Or -- Occurrence 210 of 233.">’ōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Or</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/7878.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 7878: 1) to put forth, mediate, muse, commune, speak, complain, ponder, sing <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to complain <BR> 1a2) to muse, meditate upon, study, ponder <BR> 1a3) to talk, sing, speak <BR> 1b) (Polel) to meditate, consider, put forth thoughts">7878</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7878.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 7878 -- Occurrence 5 of 21">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שִׂ֣יחַ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/siach_7878.htm" title="Si·ach: speak -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">śî-aḥ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">speak</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular">V-Qal-Imp-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 776: 1) land, earth<BR> 1a) earth <BR> 1a1) whole earth (as opposed to a part) <BR> 1a2) earth (as opposed to heaven) <BR> 1a3) earth (inhabitants) <BR> 1b) land <BR> 1b1) country, territory <BR> 1b2) district, region <BR> 1b3) tribal territory <BR> 1b4) piece of ground <BR> 1b5) land of Canaan, Israel <BR> 1b6) inhabitants of land <BR> 1b7) Sheol, land without return, (under) world <BR> 1b8) city (-state) <BR> 1c) ground, surface of the earth <BR> 1c1) ground <BR> 1c2) soil <BR> 1d) (in phrases) <BR> 1d1) people of the land <BR> 1d2) space or distance of country (in measurements of distance) <BR> 1d3) level or plain country <BR> 1d4) land of the living <BR> 1d5) end(s) of the earth <BR> 1e) (almost wholly late in usage) <BR> 1e1) lands, countries <BR> 1e1a) often in contrast to Canaan">776</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 776 -- Occurrence 1407 of 2503">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לָאָ֣רֶץ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/laaretz_776.htm" title="la·'A·retz: to the earth -- Occurrence 16 of 51.">lā-’ā-reṣ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to the earth</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-l, Article :: Noun - feminine singular">Prep-l, Art | N-fs</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3384.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3384: 1) to throw, shoot, cast, pour <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to throw, cast <BR> 1a2) to cast, lay, set <BR> 1a3) to shoot arrows <BR> 1a4) to throw water, rain <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be shot <BR> 1c) (Hiphil) <BR> 1c1) to throw, cast <BR> 1c2) to shoot <BR> 1c3) to point out, show <BR> 1c4) to direct, teach, instruct <BR> 1c5) to throw water, rain">3384</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3384.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3384 -- Occurrence 45 of 81">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vetoreka_3384.htm" title="ve·to·Re·ka;: teach -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">wə-ṯō-re-kā;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and it will teach you</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular :: second person masculine singular">Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjImperf-3fs | 2mse</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5608.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5608: v <BR> 1) to count, recount, relate <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to count (things) <BR> 1a2) to number, take account of, reckon <BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be counted, be numbered <BR> 1c) (Piel) to recount, rehearse, declare <BR> 1c1) to recount (something), rehearse <BR> 1c2) to talk <BR> 1c3) to count exactly or accurately <BR> 1d) (Pual) to be recounted, be rehearsed, be related <BR> n m <BR> 2) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary, scribe <BR> 2a) enumerator, muster-officer, secretary <BR> 2b) learned man, scribe">5608</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5608.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5608 -- Occurrence 84 of 161">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/visapperu_5608.htm" title="vi·sap·pe·Ru: declare -- Occurrence 1 of 3.">wî-sap-pə-rū</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and will explain</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Verb - Piel - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural">Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjImperf-3mp</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"> </span> </td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">לְ֝ךָ֗<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/englishmans_hebrew.htm" title="le·cha,">lə-ḵā,</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">to you</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition :: second person masculine singular">Prep | 2ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1709.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1709: 1) fish">1709</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1709.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1709 -- Occurrence 8 of 19">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">דְּגֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/degei_1709.htm" title="de·Gei: the fish -- Occurrence 3 of 5.">də-ḡê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">the fish</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine plural construct">N-mpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3220.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3220: 1) sea <BR> 1a) Mediterranean Sea <BR> 1b) Red Sea <BR> 1c) Dead Sea <BR> 1d) Sea of Galilee <BR> 1e) sea (general) <BR> 1f) mighty river (Nile) <BR> 1g) the sea (the great basin in the temple court) <BR> 1h) seaward, west, westward">3220</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3220.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3220 -- Occurrence 190 of 396">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">הַיָּֽם׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/haiyam_3220.htm" title="hai·Yam.: of the sea -- Occurrence 63 of 134.">hay-yām.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">of the sea</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" 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href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7878.htm" title="si·ach: speak -- 7878: to muse, complain, talk (of)">שִׂ֣יחַ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="la·'a·retz: to the earth -- 776: earth, land">לָאָ֣רֶץ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3384.htm" title="ve·to·rek·ka;: teach -- 3384: to throw, shoot">וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5608.htm" title="vi·sap·pe·ru: declare -- 5608: to count, recount, relate">וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com" title="le·cha">לְ֝ךָ֗</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1709.htm" title="de·gei: the fish -- 1709: a fish">דְּגֵ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3220.htm" title="hai·yam.: of the sea -- 3220: sea">הַיָּֽם׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/job/12.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/7878.htm" title="siyach (see'-akh) -- commune, complain, declare, meditate, muse, pray, speak, talk (with)">Or speak</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/776.htm" title="'erets (eh'-rets) -- X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world">to the earth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3384.htm" title="yarah (yaw-raw') -- (+) archer, cast, direct, inform, instruct, lay, shew, shoot, teach(-er,-ing), through">and it shall teach</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1709.htm" title="dag (dawg) -- fish">thee and the fishes</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3220.htm" title="yam (yawm) -- sea (X -faring man, (-shore)), south, west (-ern, side, -ward)">of the sea</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5608.htm" title="caphar (saw-far') -- commune, (ac-)count; declare, number, + penknife, reckon, scribe, shew forth, speak, talk">shall declare unto thee</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/job/12.htm">איוב 12:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">אֹ֤ו שִׂ֣יחַ לָאָ֣רֶץ וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ וִֽיסַפְּר֥וּ לְ֝ךָ֗ דְּגֵ֣י הַיָּֽם׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/job/12.htm">איוב 12:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">או שיח לארץ ותרך ויספרו לך דגי הים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/job/12.htm">איוב 12:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">או שיח לארץ ותרך ויספרו לך דגי הים׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/job/12.htm">איוב 12:8 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">או שיח לארץ ותרך ויספרו לך דגי הים׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/job/12-8.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/12.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />"Or speak to the earth, and let it teach you; And let the fish of the sea declare to you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/12.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Or speak to the earth, and it will instruct you; let the fish of the sea inform you. <div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/job/12-8.htm">Job 12:8</a> • <a href="/niv/job/12-8.htm">Job 12:8 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/job/12-8.htm">Job 12:8 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/job/12-8.htm">Job 12:8 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/job/12-8.htm">Job 12:8 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/job/12-8.htm">Job 12:8 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