Job 6:5

King James 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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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 42:1 : 1 To the chief Musician{H8764)}, Maschil{H8688)}, for the sons of Korah. As the hart panteth{H8799)} after the water brooks, so panteth{H8799)} 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 did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
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 LORD, to thee will I cry: for the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness, and the flame hath burned all the trees of the field. 20 The beasts of the field cry also unto thee: for the rivers of waters are dried up, and the fire hath devoured the pastures of the wilderness.

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