Job 39:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲיֹ֣אבֶה רֵּ֣ים עָבְדֶ֑ךָ אִם־יָ֝לִ֗ין עַל־אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃

Transliteration

hă-yōʾbeh rêm ʿobdeka ʾim-yālîn ʿal-ʾăbûseka

Grammar Details

*hă*: interrogative particle
*yōʾbeh*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he is willing
*rêm*: masculine singular absolute - wild ox/auroch
*ʿobdeka*: qal infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - to serve you
*ʾim*: conditional particle - if/whether
*yālîn*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he lodges/stays overnight
*ʿal*: preposition - upon/over
*ʾăbûseka*: masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your manger/crib

Word Meanings

*yōʾbeh*: he is willing/consents/desires
*rêm*: wild ox/auroch/buffalo
*ʿobdeka*: to serve you/be your servant
*yālîn*: he lodges/stays overnight/remains
*ʾăbûseka*: your manger/crib/feeding trough

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

Num 23:22 : 22 God bringeth them forth out of Egypt; He hath as it were the strength of the wild-ox.
Deut 33:17 : 17 The firstling of his herd, majesty is his; And his horns are the horns of the wild-ox: With them he shall push the peoples all of them, [even] the ends of the earth: And they are the ten thousands of Ephraim, And they are the thousands of Manasseh.
Ps 92:10 : 10 But my horn hast thou exalted like [the horn of] the wild-ox: I am anointed with fresh oil.
Isa 1:3 : 3 The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib; [but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.
Ps 22:21 : 21 Save me from the lion's mouth; Yea, from the horns of the wild-oxen thou hast answered me.

Similar Verses (AI)

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