King James Version

Job 39:10

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

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הֲֽתִקְשָׁרhatiqsharbindקָשַׁרparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “bind”, an unfinished actionH7194to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).רֵ֭יםreymunicornרְאֵםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “unicorn”, the ordinary formH7214a wild bull (from its conspicuousness)unicorn.בְּתֶ֣לֶםbetelemin furrowתֶּלֶםpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in furrow”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8525a bank or terracefurrow, ridge.עֲבֹת֑וֹavotvobandעֲבֹתnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “band”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5688something intwined, i.e. a string, wreath or foliageband, cord, rope, thick bough (branch), wreathen (chain).אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יְשַׂדֵּ֖דyesadedharrowשָׂדַדverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “harrow”, an unfinished actionH7702to abrade, i.e. harrow afieldbreak clods, harrow.עֲמָקִ֣יםamaqimvaleעֵמֶקnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “vale”, the ordinary formH6010a vale (i.e. broad depression)dale, vale, valley (often used as a part of proper names). See also H1025 (בֵּית הָעֵמֶק).אַחֲרֶֽיךָachareykhaafterאַחַרpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “after”H310properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)after (that, -ward), again, at, away from, back (from, -side), behind, beside, by, follow (after, -ing), forasmuch, from, hereafter, hinder end, [phrase] out (over) live, [phrase] persecute, posterity, pursuing, remnant, seeing, since, the…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

Young’s Literal Translation

Dost thou bind a Reem in a furrow [with] his thick band? Doth he harrow valleys after thee?

World English Bible

Can you hold the wild ox in the furrow with his harness? Or will he till the valleys after you?

Darby Translation

Canst thou bind the buffalo with his cord in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

Douay-Rheims

Canst thou bind the rhinoceros with thy thong to plough, or will he break the clods of the valleys after thee?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Canst thou bind the wild-ox with his band in the furrow? Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And wilt thou bind his yoke with thongs, or will he plough furrows for thee in the plain?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Δήσεις δὲ ἐν ἱμᾶσι ζυγὸν αὐτοῦ, ἢ ἑλκύσει σου αὔλακας ἐν πεδίῳ;

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

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Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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