Job 39:9
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? | Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night? | Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ is it willing | הֲיֹ֣אבֶה | ha-YOEH | H0014 | be willingאָבָה (a.vah) 1) to be willing, consent 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be willing 1a2) to consent, yield to, accept 1a3) to desire |
| a wild ox | רֵּ֣ים | reim | H7214 | wild oxרְאֵם (re.em) probably the great aurochs or wild bulls which are now extinct. The exact meaning is not known. |
| to serve you | עָבְדֶ֑ךָ | 'a-ve-DE-kha | H5647G | to serveעָבַד (a.vad) : serve[someone] 1) to work, serve 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to labour, work, do work 1a2) to work for another, serve another by labour 1a3) to serve as subjects 1a4) to serve (God) 1a5) to serve (with Levitical service) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be worked, be tilled (of land) 1b2) to make oneself a servant 1c) (Pual) to be worked 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to compel to labour or work, cause to labour, cause to serve 1d2) to cause to serve as subjects 1e) (Hophal) to be led or enticed to serve |
| or? | אִם־ | 'im- | H0518H | No entry |
| will it pass [the] night | יָ֝לִ֗ין | ya-LIN | H3885A | to lodgeלוּן (lun) 1) to lodge, stop over, pass the night, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to lodge, pass the night 1a2) to abide, remain (fig.) 1b) (Hiphil) to cause to rest, lodge 1c) (Hithpalpel) to dwell, abide |
| at | עַל־ | 'al- | H5921A | uponעַל (al) prep 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) … |
| feeding trough your | אֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃ | 'a-vu-SE-kha | H0018 | cribאֵבוּס (e.vus) crib, manger, feeding trough |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.