King James Version

Job 39:11

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

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הֲֽתִבְטַחhativtachbe boldבָּטַחparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be bold”, an unfinished actionH982figuratively, to trust, be confident or surebe bold (confident, secure, sure), careless (one, woman), put confidence, (make to) hope, (put, make to) trust.בּ֭וֹbvoinבּ֭וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inכִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…רַ֣בravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…כֹּח֑וֹkochvoforceכֹּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.וְתַעֲזֹ֖בvetaazovand commit selfעָזַבconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and commit self”, an unfinished actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.אֵלָ֣יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יְגִיעֶֽךָyegiekhaworkיְגִיעַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “work”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3018toil; hence, a work, produce, property (as the result of labor)labour, work.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave to him thy labor?

Young’s Literal Translation

Dost thou trust in him because great [is] his power? And dost thou leave unto him thy labour?

World English Bible

Will you trust him, because his strength is great? Or will you leave to him your labor?

Darby Translation

Wilt thou put confidence in him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

Douay-Rheims

Wilt thou have confidence in his great strength, and leave thy labours to him?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? Or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And dost thou trust him, because his strength is great? and wilt thou commit thy works to him?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πέποιθας δὲ ἐπʼ αὐτῷ, ὅτι πολλὴ ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ, ἐπαφήσεις δὲ αὐτῷ τὰ ἔργα σου;