Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
8:7-8 Wild animals, including birds and fish, remind readers of God’s creation of the animal world in Gen 1. Contrary to beliefs among Israel’s neighbors in the ancient Near East, animals are not sacred.
Commentary— Tyndale Open Study Notes (plain English)
8:7-8 Wild animals, including birds and fish, remind readers of God’s creation of the animal world in Gen 1. Contrary to beliefs among Israel’s neighbors in the ancient Near East, animals are not sacred.
Literal English (Darby)ⓘThe Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.The Darby Bible (1890) — a deliberately literal, word-for-word translation used here as the Old Testament comparison text.
Sheep and oxen, all of them, and also the beasts of the field;
Hebrew (Masoretic Text)ⓘThe Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.The Masoretic Text — the authoritative Hebrew manuscript tradition behind most Old Testaments, standardized by Jewish scribes (the Masoretes) between roughly the 7th and 10th centuries AD.
King James VersionⓘKing James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
King James Version (1611) — the classic formal, word-for-word English translation. Historic and widely memorized, but uses Early Modern English vocabulary.
All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field;
American Standard VersionⓘAmerican Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.American Standard Version (1901) — a more literal, precision-focused revision in the King James tradition.
All sheep and oxen, Yea, and the beasts of the field,
World English BibleⓘWorld English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.World English Bible — a modern, public-domain update to the KJV/ASV formal style, without archaic language.
All sheep and cattle, yes, and the animals of the field,
Bible in Basic EnglishⓘBible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.Bible in Basic English (1949) — deliberately written using a limited vocabulary of about 1,000 words.
All sheep and oxen, and all the beasts of the field;