Job 39:9

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Num 23:22 : 22 God brought them out of Egypt; he hath as it were the strength of an unicorn.
Deut 33:17 : 17 His glory is like the firstling of his bullock, and his horns are like the horns of unicorns: with them he shall push the people together to 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 shalt thou exalt{H8686)} like the horn of an unicorn: I shall be anointed{H8804)} 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: for thou hast heard me from the horns of the unicorns.

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