Job 6:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲיִֽנְהַק־פֶּ֥רֶא עֲלֵי־דֶ֑שֶׁא אִ֥ם יִגְעֶה־שּׁ֝֗וֹר עַל־בְּלִילֽוֹ׃

Transliteration

hă-yinhaq-pereʾ ʿălê-dešeʾ ʾim yigʿeh-šôr ʿal-bəlîlô

Grammar Details

*hă-yinhaq*: interrogative prefix + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - does he bray
*pereʾ*: noun, masculine singular - wild donkey/onager
*ʿălê-dešeʾ*: preposition + noun, masculine singular - over grass/vegetation
*ʾim*: conjunction - if/or
*yigʿeh*: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - does he low/bellow
*šôr*: noun, masculine singular - ox/bull
*ʿal-bəlîlô*: preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - over his fodder

Word Meanings

*nāhaq*: to bray (as a donkey)
*pereʾ*: wild ass/onager
*dešeʾ*: grass/tender herb/vegetation
*gāʿâ*: to low/bellow (as cattle)
*bəlîl*: fodder/mixed feed

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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

Ps 42:1 : 1 For the Chief Musician. Maschil of the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth after the water brooks, So panteth my soul after thee, O God.
Ps 104:14 : 14 He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, And herb for the service of man; That he may bring forth food out of the earth,
Jer 14:6 : 6 And the wild asses stand on the bare heights, they pant for air like jackals; their eyes fail, because there is no herbage.
Joel 1:18-20 : 18 How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate. 19 O Jehovah, to thee do I cry; for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. 20 Yea, the beasts of the field pant unto thee; for the water brooks are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

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