Job 39:9 Go deeper
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Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? (KJV)
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הֲיֹ֣אבֶהha.Yoeh¿ is it willing
Lemma: אָבָה (a.vah) · Strong's: H0014
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: be willing
Used 53 times. Also: Genesis 24:5, Genesis 24:8, Exodus 10:27, Leviticus 26:21, Deuteronomy 1:26, Deuteronomy 2:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0014; TAHOT Job 39:9 word 1
רֵּ֣יםreima wild ox
Lemma: רְאֵם (re.em) · Strong's: H7214
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: wild ox
Used 9 times. Also: Numbers 23:22, Numbers 24:8, Deuteronomy 33:17, Job 39:10, Psalms 22:21, Psalms 29:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7214; TAHOT Job 39:9 word 2
עָבְדֶ֑ךָ'a.ve.De.khato serve you
Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to serve
Used 97 times. Also: Genesis 14:4, Genesis 15:13, Genesis 15:14, Genesis 25:23, Genesis 27:29, Genesis 27:40 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5647G; TAHOT Job 39:9 word 3
אִם\־'im-or?
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely no
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Job 39:9 word 4
יָ֝לִ֗יןya.Linwill it pass [the] night
Lemma: לוּן (lun) · Strong's: H3885A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to lodge
Used 69 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 24:54, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 31:54 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3885A; TAHOT Job 39:9 word 5
עַל\־'al-at
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Job 39:9 word 6
אֲבוּסֶֽךָ\׃'a.vu.Se.khafeeding trough your
Lemma: אֵבוּס (e.vus) · Strong's: H0018
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: crib
Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 14:4, Isaiah 1:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0018; TAHOT Job 39:9 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Will the wild ox | → | רְאֵם H7214 wild ox |
| consent | → | אָבָה H0014 be willing |
| to serve you | → | עָבַד H5647G to serve |
| . . . | → | אִם H0518H if: surely no |
| Will he stay | → | לוּן H3885A to lodge |
| by | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| your manger {at night} | → | אֵבוּס H0018 crib |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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