Job

Job 39:9–12

9Will the wild ox consent to serve you?

Will he stay by your manger at night?

10Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness?

Will he plow the valleys behind you?

11Can you rely on his great strength?

Will you leave your hard work to him?

12Can you trust him to bring in your grain

and gather it to your threshing floor?

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Job 39:9

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Will the wild oxרֵּ֣יםrēmNoun - masculine singularH7214 wild ox
consentהֲיֹ֣אבֶהhă·yō·ḇehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH14 be willing, consent
to serve youעָבְדֶ֑ךָ‘ā·ḇə·ḏe·ḵāVerb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine singularH5647 work, serve
Will he stayיָ֝לִ֗יןyā·lînVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3885 lodge, pass the night
byעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
your mangerאֲבוּסֶֽךָ׃’ă·ḇū·se·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH18 crib

Job 39:10

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Can you holdהֲ‍ֽתִקְשָׁר־hăṯiq·šār-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH7194 bind, league together, conspire
to the furrowבְּתֶ֣לֶםbə·ṯe·lemPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH8525 furrow
with a harnessעֲבֹת֑וֹ‘ă·ḇō·ṯōwNoun - common singular construct; third person masculine singularH5688 (twisted) cord, rope; cordage; interwoven foliage (?)
Will he plowיְשַׂדֵּ֖דyə·śad·dêḏVerb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7702 harrow
the valleysעֲמָקִ֣ים‘ă·mā·qîmNoun - masculine pluralH6010 vale
behind youאַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃’a·ḥă·re·ḵāPreposition; second person masculine singularH310 behind

Job 39:11

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Can you relyהֲֽתִבְטַח־hă·ṯiḇ·ṭaḥ-Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH982 trust
on hisבּ֭וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
greatרַ֣בraḇAdjective - masculine singularH7227 much, many, great
strengthכֹּח֑וֹkō·ḥōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3581 strength, power
Will you leaveוְתַעֲזֹ֖בwə·ṯa·‘ă·zōḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - second person masculine singularH5800 leave, forsake, loose
your hard workיְגִיעֶֽךָ׃yə·ḡî·‘e·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH3018 toil, product
to himאֵלָ֣יו’ê·lāwPreposition; third person masculine singularH413 motion to

Job 39:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Can you trustהֲתַאֲמִ֣יןhă·ṯa·’ă·mînVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singularH539 confirm, support
himבּ֭וֹbōwPreposition; third person masculine singular
toכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
bring inיָשׁוּבyå̄·šūḇVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
your grainזַרְעֶ֑ךָzar·‘e·ḵāNoun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singularH2233 sowing, seed, offspring
and gather itיֶאֱסֹֽף׃ye·’ĕ·sōp̄Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH622 gather, remove
to your threshing floorוְֽגָרְנְךָ֥wə·ḡā·rə·nə·ḵāConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH1637 threshing-floor

Cross-references

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Job 39:9 Numbers 23:22 · Psalm 92:10 · Deuteronomy 33:17 · Psalm 22:21 · Isaiah 1:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.