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Psalms 104:11

104:10 He sendeth the springs into the valleys, which run among the hills. He: Heb. Who run: Heb. walk
They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. quench: Heb. break

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They give drink to every animal of the field. The wild donkeys quench their thirst.

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.

104:12 By them shall the fowls of the heaven have their habitation, which sing among the branches. sing: Heb. give a voice

What does Psalms 104:11 mean?

Psalms 104:11 is a verse in the book of Psalms, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include שָׁקָה (shâqâh), חַי (chay), שָׂדֶה (sâdeh).

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They
give
drinkשָׁקָהshâqâh/shaw-kaw'/H8248to quaff, i.e. (causatively) to irrigate or furnish apotion to
to
every
beastחַיchay/khah'-ee/H2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively
of
the
field:שָׂדֶהsâdeh/saw-deh'/H7704a field (as flat)
the
wild
assesפֶּרֶאpereʼ/peh'-reh/H6501the onager
quenchשָׁבַרshâbar/shaw-bar'/H7665to burst (literally or figuratively)
their
thirst.צָמָאtsâmâʼ/tsaw-maw'/H6772thirst (literally or figuratively)
quench:
Heb.
break

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Psalms 104:11.

Genesis 2:19

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. Adam: or, the man

Genesis 2:20

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called

Genesis 29:2

And he looked, and behold a well in the field, and, lo, there were three flocks of sheep lying by it; for out of that well they watered the flocks: and a great stone was upon the well's mouth.

Genesis 3:1

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the LORD God had made. And he said unto the woman, Yea, hath God said, Ye shall not eat of every tree of the garden? Yea: Heb. Yea, because, etc.

Genesis 3:14

And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the field; upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy life:

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What does Psalms 104:11 say?

Psalms 104:11 (King James Version) reads: "They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst. quench: Heb. break"

Is Psalms 104:11 in the Old or New Testament?

Psalms 104:11 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Psalms.

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