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19 Bible Verses About Taking Care of Animals

The 19 most-voted scriptures about Taking Care of Animals, from 10 books (Genesis, Exodus, Deuteronomy and 7 more), ranked by the OpenBible.info community.

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Proverbs 12:10

BSB

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

Overview

Sayings about animals and flocks, in Proverbs, open the entries readers of OpenBible linked to taking care of animals: fifteen from the Old Testament, three in words of Jesus and one from James, in four groups described below.

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Proverbs 12:10 says that a righteous man regards the life of his animal, and 27:23, “Be sure to know the state of your flocks.” Deuteronomy 25:4 says, “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain,” and 22:6–7 that the mother bird must be let go. In Exodus 23:4–5 an enemy's stray ox or donkey is to be returned, and a fallen donkey helped; 23:11 lets wild animals eat from the fallow field in the seventh year, and 20:10 gives livestock the Sabbath rest.

In Genesis 1:26 and 1:28 God gives man rule over the fish, the birds and every creature that crawls upon the earth, and in 2:15 the LORD God places the man in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it. In Genesis 9:1–3, after the flood, God tells Noah and his sons that the creatures are delivered into their hand, and everything that lives and moves will be food. James 3:7 says that all kinds of animals have been tamed by man.

In Matthew 6:26 Jesus says that the heavenly Father feeds the birds, and in Luke 12:6 and Matthew 10:29 that not one sparrow is forgotten by God or falls to the ground apart from the Father's will. Psalm 147:9 says, “He provides food for the animals,” and in Psalm 50:10–11 God says that every beast of the forest is His. In Job 12:7–10 Job says to ask the animals, and they will instruct. In Jonah 4:11 the LORD asks Jonah whether He should not care about Nineveh and its many cattle.

All 19 verses in vote order
  1. Proverbs 12:10
  2. Proverbs 27:23
  3. Genesis 1:26
  4. Matthew 6:26
  5. Genesis 2:15
  6. Deuteronomy 25:4
  7. Psalm 50:10–11
  8. Jonah 4:11
  9. Luke 12:6
  10. Exodus 20:10
  11. Exodus 23:4–5
  12. Job 12:7–10
  13. Matthew 10:29
  14. Genesis 1:28
  15. Genesis 9:1–3
  16. Exodus 23:11
  17. Deuteronomy 22:6–7
  18. Psalm 147:9
  19. James 3:7

Sayings about animals and flocks, in Proverbs

Proverbs 12:10

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

KJV

A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

WEB

A righteous man respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

From Proverbs, in the collection that the book calls the proverbs of Solomon.

Context (BSB)

Proverbs 12:9

Better to be lightly esteemed yet have a servant, than to be self-important but lack food.

Proverbs 12:11

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
יוֹדֵ֣עַ

H3045

yo.De.a'

H:V

to know

צַ֭דִּיק

H6662

Tza.dik

H:A

righteous

נֶ֣פֶשׁ

H5315H

Ne.fesh

H:N-F

soul: life

בְּהֶמְתּ֑/וֹ

H0929

be.hem.T/o

H:N-F

animal

וְֽ/רַחֲמֵ֥י

H7356B

ve./ra.cha.Mei

H:N-M

compassion

רְ֝שָׁעִ֗ים

H7563

re.sha.'Im

H:N

wicked

אַכְזָרִֽי\׃

H0394

'akh.za.Ri

H:A

cruel

Related passages

Proverbs 27:23

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

KJV

Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.

WEB

Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,

From Proverbs, in a collection that the book says was copied by the men of Hezekiah.

Context (BSB)

Proverbs 27:22

Though you grind a fool like grain with mortar and a pestle, yet his folly will not depart from him.

Proverbs 27:24

for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
יָדֹ֣עַ

H3045

ya.Do.a'

H:V

to know

תֵּ֭דַע

H3045

Te.da'

H:V

to know

פְּנֵ֣י

H6440H

pe.Nei

H:N-M

face

צֹאנֶ֑/ךָ

H6629G

tzo.Ne./kha

H:N

flock

שִׁ֥ית

H7896H

shit

H:V

to set: put

לִ֝בְּ/ךָ֗

H3820A

li.be./kha

H:N-M

heart

לַ/עֲדָרִֽים\׃

H5739

la./'a.da.Rim

H:N-M

flock

Related passages

Laws about oxen, donkeys, birds and livestock

Deuteronomy 25:4

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.

KJV

Thou shalt not muzzle the ox when he treadeth out the corn.

WEB

You shall not muzzle the ox when he treads out the grain.

In Deuteronomy, part of the laws that Moses gives Israel before it enters the land, as the book presents it.

Context (BSB)

Deuteronomy 25:3

He may receive no more than forty lashes, lest your brother be beaten any more than that and be degraded in your sight.

Deuteronomy 25:5

When brothers dwell together and one of them dies without a son, the widow must not marry outside the family. Her husband’s brother is to take her as his wife and fulfill the duty of a brother-in-law for her.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
לֹא\־

H3808

lo'-

H:Neg

not

תַחְסֹ֥ם

H2629

tach.Som

H:V

to muzzle

שׁ֖וֹר

H7794

Shor

H:N-M

cattle

בְּ/דִישֽׁ/וֹ\׃\ \ס

H1758

be./di.Sh/o

H:V

to tread

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Exodus 20:10

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God, on which you must not do any work—neither you, nor your son or daughter, nor your manservant or maidservant or livestock, nor the foreigner within your gates.

KJV

But the seventh day is the sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:

WEB

but the seventh day is a Sabbath to the LORD your God. You shall not do any work in it, you, nor your son, nor your daughter, your male servant, nor your female servant, nor your livestock, nor your stranger who is within your gates;

In Exodus, among the Ten Commandments that God speaks to Israel at Mount Sinai, in the commandment about the Sabbath.

Context (BSB)

Exodus 20:9

Six days you shall labor and do all your work,

Exodus 20:11

For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth and the sea and all that is in them, but on the seventh day He rested. Therefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day and set it apart as holy.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וְ/י֙וֹם֙

H3117G

ve./Yom

H:N-M

day

הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֔֜י

H7637

ha./she.vi.'I

H:A

seventh

שַׁבָּ֖֣ת\׀

H7676

sha.Bat

H:N-F

Sabbath

לַ/יהוָ֣ה

H3068G

la./Yah.weh

N:N--T

LORD

אֱלֹהֶ֑֗י/ךָ

H0430G

'e.lo.Hei./kha

H:N-M

God

לֹֽ֣א\־

H3808

lo'-

H:Neg

not

תַעֲשֶׂ֣֨ה

H6213A

ta.'a.Seh

H:V

to make: do

כָל\־

H3605

khol-

H:N-M

all

מְלָאכָ֡֜ה

H4399

me.la.Khah

H:N-F

work

אַתָּ֣ה\׀

H0859A

'a.Tah

H:PerP-MS

you(m.s.)

וּ/בִנְ/ךָֽ֣\־

H1121A

u./vin./kha-

H:N-M

son: child

וּ֠/בִתֶּ֗/ךָ

H1323G

u./vi.Te./kha

H:N-F

daughter

עַבְדְּ/ךָ֤֨

H5650

'av.de./Kha

H:N-M

servant/slave

וַ/אֲמָֽתְ/ךָ֜֙

H0519

va./'a.ma.te./Kha

H:N-F

maidservant

וּ/בְהֶמְתֶּ֔֗/ךָ

H0929

u./ve.hem.Te./kha

H:N-F

animal

וְ/גֵרְ/ךָ֖֙

H1616

ve./ge.re./Kha

H:N-M

sojourner

אֲשֶׁ֥֣ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

בִּ/שְׁעָרֶֽ֔י/ךָ\׃

H8179G

bi/sh.'a.Rei./kha

H:N-M

gate

Exodus 23:4–5

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

4If you encounter your enemy’s stray ox or donkey, you must return it to him. 5If you see the donkey of one who hates you fallen under its load, do not leave it there; you must help him with it.

KJV

4If thou meet thine enemy’s ox or his ass going astray, thou shalt surely bring it back to him again. 5If thou see the ass of him that hateth thee lying under his burden, and wouldest forbear to help him, thou shalt surely help with him.

WEB

4“If you meet your enemy’s ox or his donkey going astray, you shall surely bring it back to him again. 5If you see the donkey of him who hates you fallen down under his burden, don’t leave him. You shall surely help him with it.

In Exodus, part of the ordinances that Moses is to set before Israel at Mount Sinai; this entry joins verses 4 and 5.

Context (BSB)

Exodus 23:3

And do not show favoritism to a poor man in his lawsuit.

Exodus 23:6

You shall not deny justice to the poor in their lawsuits.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Exodus 23:4
כִּ֣י

H3588A

ki

H:Conj

for

תִפְגַּ֞ע

H6293

tif.Ga'

H:V

to fall on

שׁ֧וֹר

H7794

Shor

H:N-M

cattle

אֹֽיִבְ/ךָ֛

H0341

'o.yiv./Kha

H:N-M

enemy

א֥וֹ

H0176A

'o

H:Conj

or

חֲמֹר֖/וֹ

H2543

cha.mo.R/o

H:N

donkey

תֹּעֶ֑ה

H8582

to.'Eh

H:V

to go astray

הָשֵׁ֥ב

H7725H

ha.Shev

H:V

to return: rescue

תְּשִׁיבֶ֖/נּוּ

H7725G

te.shi.Ve./nu

H:V

to return: return

לֽ/וֹ\׃\ \ס

H9033

l/o

Os3m

him

Exodus 23:5
כִּֽי\־

H3588A

ki-

H:Conj

for

תִרְאֶ֞ה

H7200G

tir.'Eh

H:V

to see: see

חֲמ֣וֹר

H2543

cha.Mor

H:N

donkey

שֹׂנַאֲ/ךָ֗

H8130

so.na.'a./Kha

H:V

to hate

רֹבֵץ֙

H7257

ro.Vetz

H:V

to stretch

תַּ֣חַת

H8478G

Ta.chat

H:N-M

underneath: under

מַשָּׂא֔/וֹ

H4853A

ma.sa.'/O

H:N-M

burden

וְ/חָדַלְתָּ֖

H2308

ve./cha.dal.Ta

H:V

to cease

מֵ/עֲזֹ֣ב

H5800A

me./'a.Zo

H:V

to leave: forsake

ל֑/וֹ

H9033

l/o

Os3m

him

עָזֹ֥ב

H5800C

a.Zo

H:V

to leave: release

תַּעֲזֹ֖ב

H5800C

ta.'a.Zo

H:V

to leave: release

עִמּֽ/וֹ\׃\ \ס

H5973A

i.M/o

H:Prep

with

Exodus 23:11

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

but in the seventh year you must let it rest and lie fallow, so that the poor among your people may eat from the field and the wild animals may consume what they leave. Do the same with your vineyard and olive grove.

KJV

But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

WEB

but the seventh year you shall let it rest and lie fallow, that the poor of your people may eat; and what they leave the animal of the field shall eat. In the same way, you shall deal with your vineyard and with your olive grove.

In Exodus, part of the ordinances that Moses is to set before Israel at Mount Sinai, about the seventh year.

Context (BSB)

Exodus 23:10

For six years you are to sow your land and gather its produce,

Exodus 23:12

For six days you are to do your work, but on the seventh day you must cease, so that your ox and your donkey may rest and the son of your maidservant may be refreshed, as well as the foreign resident.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וְ/הַ/שְּׁבִיעִ֞ת

H7637

ve./ha./she.vi.'It

H:A

seventh

תִּשְׁמְטֶ֣/נָּה

H8058

tish.me.Te./nah

H:V

to release

וּ/נְטַשְׁתָּ֗/הּ

H5203

u./ne.tash.Ta/h

H:V

to leave

וְ/אָֽכְלוּ֙

H0398

ve./'a.khe.Lu

H:V

to eat

אֶבְיֹנֵ֣י

H0034

'ev.yo.Nei

H:A-M

needy

עַמֶּ֔/ךָ

H5971A

'a.Me./kha

H:N-M

people

וְ/יִתְרָ֕/ם

H3499A

ve./yit.Ra/m

H:N-M

remainder

תֹּאכַ֖ל

H0398

to.Khal

H:V

to eat

חַיַּ֣ת

H2416C

chai.Yat

H:N-F

living thing

הַ/שָּׂדֶ֑ה

H7704G

ha./sa.Deh

H:N-M

land: country

כֵּֽן\־

H3651C

ken-

H:Conj

so

תַּעֲשֶׂ֥ה

H6213A

ta.'a.Seh

H:V

to make: do

לְ/כַרְמְ/ךָ֖

H3754

le./khar.me./Kha

H:N-M

vineyard

לְ/זֵיתֶֽ/ךָ\׃

H2132H

le./zei.Te./kha

H:N-M

olive

Deuteronomy 22:6–7

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

6If you come across a bird’s nest with chicks or eggs, either in a tree or on the ground along the road, and the mother is sitting on the chicks or eggs, you must not take the mother along with the young. 7You may take the young, but be sure to let the mother go, so that it may be well with you and that you may prolong your days.

KJV

6If a bird’s nest chance to be before thee in the way in any tree, or on the ground, whether they be young ones, or eggs, and the dam sitting upon the young, or upon the eggs, thou shalt not take the dam with the young: 7But thou shalt in any wise let the dam go, and take the young to thee; that it may be well with thee, and that thou mayest prolong thy days.

WEB

6If you come across a bird’s nest on the way, in any tree or on the ground, with young ones or eggs, and the hen sitting on the young, or on the eggs, you shall not take the hen with the young. 7You shall surely let the hen go, but the young you may take for yourself, that it may be well with you, and that you may prolong your days.

In Deuteronomy, part of the laws that Moses gives Israel before it enters the land, as the book presents it; this entry joins verses 6 and 7.

Context (BSB)

Deuteronomy 22:5

A woman must not wear men’s clothing, and a man must not wear women’s clothing, for whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD your God.

Deuteronomy 22:8

If you build a new house, you are to construct a railing around your roof, so that you do not bring bloodguilt on your house if someone falls from it.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Deuteronomy 22:6
כִּ֣י

H3588A

ki

H:Conj

for

יִקָּרֵ֣א

H7122I

yi.ka.Re'

H:V

to encounter: chanced

קַן\־

H7064

kan-

H:N-M

nest

צִפּ֣וֹר\׀

H6833

tzi.Por

H:N

bird

לְ/פָנֶ֡י/ךָ

H6440G

le./fa.Nei./kha

H:N-M

face: before

בַּ/דֶּ֜רֶךְ

H1870L

ba./De.rekh

H:N-M

way: journey

בְּ/כָל\־

H3605

be./khol

H:N-M

all

עֵ֣ץ\׀

H6086H

'etz

H:N-M

tree

א֣וֹ

H0176A

'o

H:Conj

or

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

הָ/אָ֗רֶץ

H0776H

ha./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: soil

אֶפְרֹחִים֙

H0667

'ef.ro.Chim

H:N-M

young

א֣וֹ

H0176A

'o

H:Conj

or

בֵיצִ֔ים

H1000

vei.Tzim

H:N-F

egg

וְ/הָ/אֵ֤ם

H0517

ve./ha./'Em

H:N-F

mother

רֹבֶ֙צֶת֙

H7257

ro.Ve.tzet

H:V

to stretch

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

הָֽ/אֶפְרֹחִ֔ים

H0667

ha./'ef.ro.Chim

H:N-M

young

א֖וֹ

H0176A

'o

H:Conj

or

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

הַ/בֵּיצִ֑ים

H1000

ha./bei.Tzim

H:N-F

egg

לֹא\־

H3808

lo'-

H:Neg

not

תִקַּ֥ח

H3947G

ti.Kach

H:V

to take: take

הָ/אֵ֖ם

H0517

ha./'Em

H:N-F

mother

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

הַ/בָּנִֽים\׃

H1121H

ha./ba.Nim

H:N-M

son: young animal

Deuteronomy 22:7
שַׁלֵּ֤חַ

H7971H

sha.Le.ach

H:V

to send: let go

תְּשַׁלַּח֙

H7971H

te.sha.Lach

H:V

to send: let go

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

הָ/אֵ֔ם

H0517

ha./'Em

H:N-F

mother

וְ/אֶת\־

H0853

ve./'Et

H:Part

[Obj.]

הַ/בָּנִ֖ים

H1121H

ha./ba.Nim

H:N-M

son: young animal

תִּֽקַּֽח\־

H3947G

ti.kach-

H:V

to take: take

לָ֑/ךְ

H9031

La/kh

Os2m

you

לְמַ֙עַן֙

H4616

le.Ma.'an

H:Prep / H:Conj

because

יִ֣יטַב

H3190

Yi.tav

H:V

be good

לָ֔/ךְ

H9031

La/kh

Os2m

you

וְ/הַאֲרַכְתָּ֖

H0748

ve./ha.'a.rakh.Ta

H:V

to prolong

יָמִֽים\׃\ \ס

H3117K

ya.Mim

H:N-M

day: always

Related passages

Man and the animals, in Genesis and James

Genesis 1:26

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Then God said, “Let Us make man in Our image, after Our likeness, to rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air, over the livestock, and over all the earth itself and every creature that crawls upon it.”

KJV

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

WEB

God said, “Let’s make man in our image, after our likeness. Let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the sky, and over the livestock, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creeps on the earth.”

In the account of creation in Genesis, on the sixth day.

Context (BSB)

Genesis 1:25

God made the beasts of the earth according to their kinds, the livestock according to their kinds, and everything that crawls upon the earth according to its kind. And God saw that it was good.

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר

H0559

va/i.Yo.mer

H:V

to say

אֱלֹהִ֔ים

H0430G

'E.lo.Him

H:N-M

God

נַֽעֲשֶׂ֥ה

H6213H

na.'a.Seh

H:V

to make

אָדָ֛ם

H0120G

'a.Dam

H:N-M

man

בְּ/צַלְמֵ֖/נוּ

H6754

be./tzal.Me./nu

H:N-M

image

כִּ/דְמוּתֵ֑/נוּ

H1823

ki/d.mu.Te./nu

H:N-F

likeness

וְ/יִרְדּוּ֩

H7287A

ve./yir.Du

H:V

to rule

בִ/דְגַ֨ת

H1710

vi/d.Gat

H:N-F

fish

הַ/יָּ֜ם

H3220G

hai./Yam

H:N-M

sea

וּ/בְ/ע֣וֹף

H5775

u./ve./'of

H:N-M

bird

הַ/שָּׁמַ֗יִם

H8064

ha./sha.Ma.yim

H:N-M

heaven

וּ/בַ/בְּהֵמָה֙

H0929

u./va./be.he.Mah

H:N-F

animal

וּ/בְ/כָל\־

H3605

u./ve./Khol-

H:N-M

all

הָ/אָ֔רֶץ

H0776G

ha./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

וּ/בְ/כָל\־

H3605

u./ve./Khol-

H:N-M

all

הָ/רֶ֖מֶשׂ

H7431

ha./Re.mes

H:N-M

creeping

הָֽ/רֹמֵ֥שׂ

H7430

ha./ro.Mes

H:V

to creep

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

הָ/אָֽרֶץ\׃

H0776H

ha./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: soil

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Genesis 2:15

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Then the LORD God took the man and placed him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

KJV

And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

WEB

The LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.

In Genesis, in the account of the garden in Eden, after the LORD God has formed the man.

Context (BSB)

Genesis 2:14

The name of the third river is the Tigris; it runs along the east side of Assyria. And the fourth river is the Euphrates.

Genesis 2:16

And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וַ/יִּקַּ֛ח

H3947G

va/i.yi.Kach

H:V

to take: take

יְהוָ֥ה

H3068G

Yah.weh

N:N--T

LORD

אֱלֹהִ֖ים

H0430G

'E.lo.Him

H:N-M

God

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

הָֽ/אָדָ֑ם

H0120H

ha./'a.Dam

H:N-M

the man (Adam)

וַ/יַּנִּחֵ֣/הוּ

H5117

va/i.ya.ni.Che./hu

H:V

to rest

בְ/גַן\־

H1588M

ve./gan-

H:N

garden

עֵ֔דֶן

H5731B

'E.den

N:N--L

Eden

לְ/עָבְדָ֖/הּ

H5647I

le./'a.ve.Da/h

H:V

to serve: labour

וּ/לְ/שָׁמְרָֽ/הּ\׃

H8104H

u./le./sha.me.Ra/h

H:V

to keep: guard

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Genesis 1:28

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”

KJV

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

WEB

God blessed them. God said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, fill the earth, and subdue it. Have dominion over the fish of the sea, over the birds of the sky, and over every living thing that moves on the earth.”

In the account of creation that opens Genesis, God speaking to the man and the woman He has created.

Context (BSB)

Genesis 1:27

So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.

Genesis 1:29

Then God said, “Behold, I have given you every seed-bearing plant on the face of all the earth, and every tree whose fruit contains seed. They will be yours for food.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וַ/יְבָ֣רֶךְ

H1288

va/y.Va.rekh

H:V

to bless

אֹתָ/ם֮

H0853

'o.Ta/m

H:Part

[Obj.]

אֱלֹהִים֒

H0430G

'E.lo.Him

H:N-M

God

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר

H0559

va/i.Yo.mer

H:V

to say

לָ/הֶ֜ם

H9038

la./Hem

Op3m

them

אֱלֹהִ֗ים

H0430G

'E.lo.Him

H:N-M

God

פְּר֥וּ

H6509

pe.Ru

H:V

be fruitful

וּ/רְב֛וּ

H7235A

u./re.Vu

H:V

to multiply

וּ/מִלְא֥וּ

H4390

u./mil.'U

H:V

to fill

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

הָ/אָ֖רֶץ

H0776G

ha./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

וְ/כִבְשֻׁ֑/הָ

H3533

ve./khiv.Shu./ha

H:V

to subdue

וּ/רְד֞וּ

H7287A

u./re.Du

H:V

to rule

בִּ/דְגַ֤ת

H1710

bi/d.Gat

H:N-F

fish

הַ/יָּם֙

H3220G

hai./Yam

H:N-M

sea

וּ/בְ/ע֣וֹף

H5775

u./ve./'of

H:N-M

bird

הַ/שָּׁמַ֔יִם

H8064

ha./sha.Ma.yim

H:N-M

heaven

וּ/בְ/כָל\־

H3605

u./ve./Khol-

H:N-M

all

חַיָּ֖ה

H2416A

chai.Yah

H:A

alive

הָֽ/רֹמֶ֥שֶׂת

H7430

ha./ro.Me.set

H:V

to creep

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

הָ/אָֽרֶץ\׃

H0776H

ha./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: soil

Genesis 9:1–3

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

1And God blessed Noah and his sons and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth. 2The fear and dread of you will fall on every living creature on the earth, every bird of the air, every creature that crawls on the ground, and all the fish of the sea. They are delivered into your hand. 3Everything that lives and moves will be food for you; just as I gave you the green plants, I now give you all things.

KJV

1And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth. 2And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon all the fishes of the sea; into your hand are they delivered. 3Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you; even as the green herb have I given you all things.

WEB

1God blessed Noah and his sons, and said to them, “Be fruitful, multiply, and replenish the earth. 2The fear of you and the dread of you will be on every animal of the earth, and on every bird of the sky. Everything that moves along the ground, and all the fish of the sea, are delivered into your hand. 3Every moving thing that lives will be food for you. As I gave you the green herb, I have given everything to you.

In Genesis, God speaking to Noah and his sons after the flood; this entry runs from verse 1 to verse 3.

Context (BSB)

Genesis 8:22

As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night shall never cease.”

Genesis 9:4

But you must not eat meat with its lifeblood still in it.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Genesis 9:1
וַ/יְבָ֣רֶךְ

H1288

va/y.Va.rekh

H:V

to bless

אֱלֹהִ֔ים

H0430G

'E.lo.Him

H:N-M

God

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

נֹ֖חַ

H5146

No.ach

N:N-M-P

Noah

וְ/אֶת\־

H0853

ve./'Et

H:Part

[Obj.]

בָּנָ֑י/ו

H1121A

ba.Na/v

H:N-M

son: child

וַ/יֹּ֧אמֶר

H0559

va/i.Yo.mer

H:V

to say

לָ/הֶ֛ם

H9038

la./Hem

Op3m

them

פְּר֥וּ

H6509

pe.Ru

H:V

be fruitful

וּ/רְב֖וּ

H7235A

u./re.Vu

H:V

to multiply

וּ/מִלְא֥וּ

H4390

u./mil.'U

H:V

to fill

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

הָ/אָֽרֶץ\׃

H0776G

ha./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

Genesis 9:2
וּ/מוֹרַאֲ/כֶ֤ם

H4172A

u./mo.ra.'a./Khem

H:N-M

fear

וְ/חִתְּ/כֶם֙

H2844A

ve./chi.te./Khem

H:N-M

terror

יִֽהְיֶ֔ה

H1961

yih.Yeh

H:V

to be

עַ֚ל

H5921A

'al

H:Prep

upon

כָּל\־

H3605

kol-

H:N-M

all

חַיַּ֣ת

H2416C

chai.Yat

H:N-F

living thing

הָ/אָ֔רֶץ

H0776G

ha./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: country/planet

וְ/עַ֖ל

H5921A

ve./'Al

H:Prep

upon

כָּל\־

H3605

kol-

H:N-M

all

ע֣וֹף

H5775

of

H:N-M

bird

הַ/שָּׁמָ֑יִם

H8064

ha./sha.Ma.yim

H:N-M

heaven

בְּ/כֹל֩

H3605

be./Khol

H:N-M

all

אֲשֶׁ֨ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

תִּרְמֹ֧שׂ

H7430

tir.Mos

H:V

to creep

הָֽ/אֲדָמָ֛ה

H0127G

ha./'a.da.Mah

H:N-F

land: soil

וּֽ/בְ/כָל\־

H3605

u./ve./Khol-

H:N-M

all

דְּגֵ֥י

H1709H

de.Gei

H:N-M

fish

הַ/יָּ֖ם

H3220G

hai./Yam

H:N-M

sea

בְּ/יֶדְ/כֶ֥ם

H3027G

be./yed./Khem

H:N

hand

נִתָּֽנוּ\׃

H5414G

ni.Ta.nu

H:V

to give: give

Genesis 9:3
כָּל\־

H3605

kol-

H:N-M

all

רֶ֙מֶשׂ֙

H7431

Re.mes

H:N-M

creeping

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

הוּא\־

H1931

hu'-

H:PerP-CS

he/she/it

חַ֔י

H2416A

Chai

H:A

alive

לָ/כֶ֥ם

H9036

la./Khem

Op2m

you

יִהְיֶ֖ה

H1961

yih.Yeh

H:V

to be

לְ/אָכְלָ֑ה

H0402

le./'okh.Lah

H:N-F

food

כְּ/יֶ֣רֶק

H3418

ke./Ye.rek

H:N-M

green

עֵ֔שֶׂב

H6212

'E.sev

H:N-M

vegetation

נָתַ֥תִּי

H5414G

na.Ta.ti

H:V

to give: give

לָ/כֶ֖ם

H9036

la./Khem

Op2m

you

אֶת\־

H0853

'et-

H:Part

[Obj.]

כֹּֽל\׃

H3605

Kol

H:N-M

all

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James 3:7

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

KJV

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

WEB

For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;

From a letter that names its writer as James and its readers as the twelve tribes of the Dispersion, in a passage about the tongue.

Context (BSB)

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:8

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Πᾶσα

G3956

Pasa

G:A

all

γὰρ

G1063

gar

G:CONJ

for

φύσις

G5449

phusis

G:N-F

nature

θηρίων

G2342

thēriōn

G:N-N

wild animal

τε

G5037

te

G:CONJ

and/both

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

πετεινῶν,

G4071

peteinōn

G:N-N

bird

ἑρπετῶν

G2062

herpetōn

G:N-N

reptile

τε

G5037

te

G:CONJ

and/both

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἐναλίων

G1724

enaliōn

G:A

marine

δαμάζεται

G1150

damazetai

G:V

to tame

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

δεδάμασται

G1150

dedamastai

G:V

to tame

τῇ

G3588

tēa

G:T

the/this/who

φύσει

G5449

phusei

G:N-F

nature

τῇ

G3588

tēa

G:T

the/this/who

ἀνθρωπίνῃ·

G0442

anthrōpinē

G:A

human

God and the creatures He feeds, knows and cares about

Matthew 6:26

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Look at the birds of the air: They do not sow or reap or gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not much more valuable than they?

KJV

Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

WEB

See the birds of the sky, that they don’t sow, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns. Your heavenly Father feeds them. Aren’t you of much more value than they?

Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount, speaking to His disciples and the crowds about worry over food and clothing.

Context (BSB)

Matthew 6:25

Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat or drink; or about your body, what you will wear. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothes?

Matthew 6:27

Who of you by worrying can add a single hour to his life?

Interlinear (Strong’s)
ἐμβλέψατε

G1689

emblepsate

G:V

to look into/upon

εἰς

G1519

eis

G:PREP

toward

τὰ

G3588

ta

G:T

the/this/who

πετεινὰ

G4071

peteina

G:N-N

bird

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

οὐρανοῦ

G3772

ouranou

G:N-M

heaven

ὅτι

G3754G

hoti

G:CONJ

that/since: that

οὐ

G3756

ou

G:PRT-N

no

σπείρουσιν

G4687

speirousin

G:V

to sow

οὐδὲ

G3761

oude

G:CONJ-N

nor

θερίζουσιν

G2325

therizousin

G:V

to reap

οὐδὲ

G3761

oude

G:CONJ-N

nor

συνάγουσιν

G4863

sunagousin

G:V

to assemble

εἰς

G1519

eis

G:PREP

toward

ἀποθήκας,

G0596

apothēkas

G:N-F

storehouse

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ὁ

G3588

ho

G:T

the/this/who

πατὴρ

G3962

patēr

G:N-M

father

ὑμῶν

G4771

humōn

G:P-2

you

ὁ

G3588

ho

G:T

the/this/who

οὐράνιος

G3770

ouranios

G:A

heavenly

τρέφει

G5142

trephei

G:V

to feed

αὐτά·

G0846

auta

G:P

it/s/he

οὐχ

G3756

ouch

G:PRT-N

no

ὑμεῖς

G4771

humeis

G:P-2

you

μᾶλλον

G3123G

mallon

G:ADV

more

διαφέρετε

G1308

diapherete

G:V

to spread/surpass

αὐτῶν;

G0846

autōn

G:P

it/s/he

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Psalm 50:10–11

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

10for every beast of the forest is Mine—the cattle on a thousand hills. 11I know every bird in the mountains, and the creatures of the field are Mine.

KJV

10For every beast of the forest is mine, and the cattle upon a thousand hills. 11I know all the fowls of the mountains: and the wild beasts of the field are mine.

WEB

10For every animal of the forest is mine, and the livestock on a thousand hills. 11I know all the birds of the mountains. The wild animals of the field are mine.

From a psalm of Asaph, according to its heading, in which God speaks and summons the earth; this entry joins verses 10 and 11.

Context (BSB)

Psalm 50:9

I have no need for a bull from your stall or goats from your pens,

Psalm 50:12

If I were hungry, I would not tell you, for the world is Mine, and the fullness thereof.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Psalm 50:10
כִּי\־

H3588A

ki-

H:Conj

for

לִ֥/י

H9030

l/i

Os1c

me

כָל\־

H3605

khol-

H:N-M

all

חַיְתוֹ\־

H2416C

chay.tov-

H:N-F

living thing

יָ֑עַר

H3293A

Ya.'ar

H:N-M

wood

בְּ֝הֵמ֗וֹת

H0929

be.he.Mot

H:N-F

animal

בְּ/הַרְרֵי\־

H2042

be./ha.rei-

H:N-M

mountain

אָֽלֶף\׃

H0505G

'A.lef

H:N

thousand

Psalm 50:11
יָ֭דַעְתִּי

H3045

Ya.da'.ti

H:V

to know

כָּל\־

H3605

kol-

H:N-M

all

ע֣וֹף

H5775

of

H:N-M

bird

הָרִ֑ים

H2022G

ha.Rim

H:N-M

mountain: mount

וְ/זִ֥יז

H2123A

ve./Ziz

H:N-M

creature

שָׂ֝דַ֗י

H7704M

Sa.Dai

H:N-M

field

עִמָּדִֽ/י\׃

H5978

'i.ma.D/i

H:Prep

with me

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Jonah 4:11

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

So should I not care about the great city of Nineveh, which has more than 120,000 people who cannot tell their right hand from their left, and many cattle as well?”

KJV

And should not I spare Nineveh, that great city, wherein are more than sixscore thousand persons that cannot discern between their right hand and their left hand; and also much cattle?

WEB

Shouldn’t I be concerned for Nineveh, that great city, in which are more than one hundred twenty thousand persons who can’t discern between their right hand and their left hand, and also many animals?”

The LORD speaking to Jonah, after Jonah has been angry about a plant that perished, in the last verse of the book of Jonah.

Context (BSB)

Jonah 4:10

But the LORD said, “You cared about the plant, which you neither tended nor made grow. It sprang up in a night and perished in a night.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
וַֽ/אֲנִי֙

H0589

va./'a.Ni

H:PerP-CS

I

לֹ֣א

H3808

lo'

H:Neg

not

אָח֔וּס

H2347

'a.Chus

H:V

to pity

עַל\־

H5921A

'al-

H:Prep

upon

נִינְוֵ֖ה

H5210

nin.Veh

N:N--L

Nineveh

הָ/עִ֣יר

H5892B

ha./'Ir

H:N-F

city

הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֑ה

H1419A

ha./ge.do.Lah

H:A

great: large

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

יֶשׁ\־

H3426

yesh-

H:A

there

בָּ֡/הּ

H9034

ba/h

Os3f

her

הַרְבֵּה֩

H7235A

har.Beh

H:V

to multiply

מִֽ/שְׁתֵּים\־

H8147

mi/sh.teim-

H:N

two

עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה

H6240

'es.Reh

H:N

ten

רִבּ֜וֹ

H7239

ri.Bo

H:N

ten thousand

אָדָ֗ם

H0120G

'a.Dam

H:N-M

man

אֲשֶׁ֤ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

לֹֽא\־

H3808

lo'-

H:Neg

not

יָדַע֙

H3045

ya.Da'

H:V

to know

בֵּין\־

H0996G

bein-

H:A

between

יְמִינ֣/וֹ

H3225G

ye.mi.N/o

H:N-F

right

לִ/שְׂמֹאל֔/וֹ

H8040G

li/s.mo.L/o

H:N-M

left

וּ/בְהֵמָ֖ה

H0929

u./ve.he.Mah

H:N-F

animal

רַבָּֽה\׃

H7227A

ra.Bah

H:N

many

Luke 12:6

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

KJV

Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?

WEB

“Aren’t five sparrows sold for two assaria coins? Not one of them is forgotten by God.

Jesus in the Gospel of Luke, speaking first to His disciples while a crowd of many thousands has gathered.

Context (BSB)

Luke 12:5

But I will show you whom you should fear: Fear the One who, after you have been killed, has authority to throw you into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear Him!

Luke 12:7

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So do not be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
οὐχὶ

G3780

ouchi

G:PRT-N

not!

πέντε

G4002

pente

G:A-NUI

five

στρουθία

G4765

strouthia

G:N-N

sparrow

πωλοῦνται

G4453

pōlountai

G:V

to sell

ἀσσαρίων

G0787

assariōn

G:N-N

assarion

δύο;

G1417

duo

G:A-NUI

two

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἓν

G1520

hen

G:A-NUI

one

ἐξ

G1537

ex

G:PREP

out from

αὐτῶν

G0846

autōn

G:P

it/s/he

οὐκ

G3756

ouk

G:PRT-N

no

ἔστιν

G1510

estin

G:V

to be

ἐπιλελησμένον

G1950

epilelēsmenon

G:V

to forget

ἐνώπιον

G1799

enōpion

G:PREP

before

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

θεοῦ·

G2316

theou

G:N-M/F

God

Related passages

Job 12:7–10

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

7But ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. 8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; let the fish of the sea inform you. 9Which of all these does not know that the hand of the LORD has done this? 10The life of every living thing is in His hand, as well as the breath of all mankind.

KJV

7But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: 8Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee. 9Who knoweth not in all these that the hand of the LORD hath wrought this? 10In whose hand is the soul of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind.

WEB

7“But ask the animals now, and they will teach you; the birds of the sky, and they will tell you. 8Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you. The fish of the sea will declare to you. 9Who doesn’t know that in all these, the LORD’s hand has done this, 10in whose hand is the life of every living thing, and the breath of all mankind?

From the book of Job; Job himself is speaking, answering Zophar the Naamathite; this entry runs from verse 7 to verse 10.

Context (BSB)

Job 12:6

The tents of robbers are safe, and those who provoke God are secure—those who carry their god in their hands.

Job 12:11

Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?

Interlinear (Strong’s)
Job 12:7
וְֽ/אוּלָ֗ם

H0199

ve./'u.Lam

H:Conj

but

שְׁאַל\־

H7592

she.'al-

H:V

to ask

נָ֣א

H4994

na'

H:Intj

please

בְהֵמ֣וֹת

H0929

ve.he.Mot

H:N-F

animal

וְ/תֹרֶ֑/ךָּ

H3384B

ve./to.Re./ka

H:V

to show

וְ/ע֥וֹף

H5775

ve./'of

H:N-M

bird

הַ֝/שָּׁמַ֗יִם

H8064

ha./sha.Ma.yim

H:N-M

heaven

וְ/יַגֶּד\־

H5046

ve./ya.ged-

H:V

to tell

לָֽ/ךְ\׃

H9032

La/kh

Os2f

you

Job 12:8
א֤וֹ

H0176A

'o

H:Conj

or

שִׂ֣יחַ

H7878

Si.ach

H:V

to muse

לָ/אָ֣רֶץ

H0776H

la./'A.retz

H:N-F

land: soil

וְ/תֹרֶ֑/ךָּ

H3384B

ve./to.Re./ka

H:V

to show

וִֽ/יסַפְּר֥וּ

H5608A

vi./sa.pe.Ru

H:V

to recount

לְ֝/ךָ֗

H9031

le./kha

Os2m

you

דְּגֵ֣י

H1709H

de.Gei

H:N-M

fish

הַ/יָּֽם\׃

H3220G

hai./Yam

H:N-M

sea

Job 12:9
מִ֭י

H4310

mi

H:Intg

who?

לֹא\־

H3808

lo'-

H:Neg

not

יָדַ֣ע

H3045

ya.Da'

H:V

to know

בְּ/כָל\־

H3605

be./khol

H:N-M

all

אֵ֑לֶּה

H0428

'E.leh

H:DemP

these

כִּ֥י

H3588A

ki

H:Conj

for

יַד\־

H3027H

yad-

H:N-F

hand: power

יְ֝הוָה

H3068G

Yah.weh

N:N--T

LORD

עָ֣שְׂתָה

H6213A

'A.se.tah

H:V

to make: do

זֹּֽאת\׃

H2063

Zot

H:DemP

this

Job 12:10
אֲשֶׁ֣ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

בְּ֭/יָד/וֹ

H3027H

be./ya.d/o

H:N-F

hand: power

נֶ֣פֶשׁ

H5315H

Ne.fesh

H:N-F

soul: life

כָּל\־

H3605

kol-

H:N-M

all

חָ֑י

H2416A

Chai

H:A

alive

וְ֝/ר֗וּחַ

H7307H

ve./Ru.ach

H:N-F

spirit: breath

כָּל\־

H3605

kol-

H:N-M

all

בְּשַׂר\־

H1320

be.sar-

H:N-M

flesh

אִֽישׁ\׃

H0376G

'Ish

H:N-M

man

Related passages

Matthew 10:29

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground apart from the will of your Father.

KJV

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one of them shall not fall on the ground without your Father.

WEB

“Aren’t two sparrows sold for an assarion coin? Not one of them falls to the ground apart from your Father’s will.

Jesus speaking to the twelve disciples as He sends them out, in the Gospel of Matthew.

Context (BSB)

Matthew 10:28

Do not be afraid of those who kill the body but cannot kill the soul. Instead, fear the One who can destroy both soul and body in hell.

Matthew 10:30

And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
οὐχὶ

G3780

ouchi

G:PRT-N

not!

δύο

G1417

duo

G:A-NUI

two

στρουθία

G4765

strouthia

G:N-N

sparrow

ἀσσαρίου

G0787

assariou

G:N-N

assarion

πωλεῖται;

G4453

pōleitai

G:V

to sell

καὶ

G2532

kai

G:CONJ

and

ἓν

G1520

hen

G:A-NUI

one

ἐξ

G1537

ex

G:PREP

out from

αὐτῶν

G0846

autōn

G:P

it/s/he

οὐ

G3756

ou

G:PRT-N

no

πεσεῖται

G4098

peseitai

G:V

to collapse

ἐπὶ

G1909

epi

G:PREP

upon/to/against

τὴν

G3588

tēn

G:T

the/this/who

γῆν

G1093I

gēn

G:N-F

earth: soil

ἄνευ

G0427

aneu

G:PREP

without

τοῦ

G3588

tou

G:T

the/this/who

πατρὸς

G3962

patros

G:N-M

father

ὑμῶν.

G4771

humōn

G:P-2

you

Psalm 147:9

BSB

KJV

WEB

BSB

He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

KJV

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.

WEB

He provides food for the livestock, and for the young ravens when they call.

From a psalm with no heading, which opens with Hallelujah and speaks of the LORD gathering the exiles of Israel.

Context (BSB)

Psalm 147:8

who covers the sky with clouds, who prepares rain for the earth, who makes grass to grow on the hills.

Psalm 147:10

He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legs of a man.

Interlinear (Strong’s)
נוֹתֵ֣ן

H5414G

no.Ten

H:V

to give: give

לִ/בְהֵמָ֣ה

H0929

li/v.he.Mah

H:N-F

animal

לַחְמָ֑/הּ

H3899G

lach.Ma/h

H:N-M

food

לִ/בְנֵ֥י

H1121H

li/v.Nei

H:N-M

son: young animal

עֹ֝רֵ֗ב

H6158

'o.Rev

H:N-M

raven

אֲשֶׁ֣ר

H0834A

'a.Sher

H:RelP

which

יִקְרָֽאוּ\׃

H7121I

yik.Ra.'u

H:V

to call: call out

Related passages

Verses to pray, send and memorize

  • A verse to pray

    He provides food for the animals, and for the young ravens when they call.

    Psalm 147:9

    BSB

  • A verse to send to someone

    Are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? Yet not one of them is forgotten by God.

    Luke 12:6

    BSB

  • A short verse to memorize

    A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are only cruelty.

    Proverbs 12:10

    BSB

19 verses, from 10 books:

  • Genesis (4)
  • Exodus (3)
  • Deuteronomy (2)
  • Job (1)
  • Psalm (2)
  • Proverbs (2)
  • Jonah (1)
  • Matthew (2)
  • Luke (1)
  • James (1)

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