Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut ask the animals, and they will instruct you; ask the birds of the air, and they will tell you. Young's Literal Translation And yet, ask, I pray thee, [One of] the beasts, and it doth shew thee, And a fowl of the heavens, And it doth declare to thee. King James Bible But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee: Hebrew Butוְֽאוּלָ֗ם (wə·’ū·lām) Conjunctive waw | Conjunction Strong's 199: However, on the contrary ask שְׁאַל־ (šə·’al-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand the animals, בְהֵמ֣וֹת (ḇə·hê·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal and they will instruct you; וְתֹרֶ֑ךָּ (wə·ṯō·re·kā) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person feminine singular | second person masculine singular Strong's 3384: To flow as water, to lay, throw, to point out, to teach ask the birds וְע֥וֹף (wə·‘ō·wp̄) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 5775: Flying creatures of the air, הַ֝שָּׁמַ֗יִם (haš·šā·ma·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 8064: Heaven, sky and they will tell וְיַגֶּד־ (wə·yag·geḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous you. לָֽךְ׃ (lāḵ) Preposition | second person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew |