Psalms 104:11

“They give drink to every animal of the field; the wild donkeys quench their thirst.”

Psalms 104:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Psalms 104:11, word by word

They give drinkיַשְׁקוּyashku

give drink

To give water or another liquid to people or animals.

Where else “yashku” appears
animalחַיְתchayt

beast

Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.

Where else “chayt” appears
of the fieldשָׂדָיsaday

field

The open country: "the beasts of the field".

Where else “saday” appears
the wild donkeysפְרָאִיםferaim

wild donkey

Wild donkey of the desert: a free animal no one tames. The image speaks of someone independent.

Where else “feraim” appears
quenchיִשְׁבְּרוּyishbru

General meaning: Break.

Where else “yishbru” appears
their thirstצְמָאָtsemaa

thirst

Thirst.

Where else “tsemaa” appears

The context

10He sends springs into the streambeds; between the mountains they flow.

11 · This verse (above)

12By them the birds of the heavens dwell; from among the foliage they lift their voice.

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