King James Version

Job 39:19

Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder?

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הֲתִתֵּ֣ןhatitengiveנָתַןparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “give”, an unfinished actionH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לַסּ֣וּסlasusto horse . Compare H6571סוּסpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).גְּבוּרָ֑הgevurahforceגְּבוּרָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “force”, the ordinary formH1369force (literally or figuratively); by implication, valor, victoryforce, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength.הֲתַלְבִּ֖ישׁhatalbishclotheלָבַשׁparticle, interrogative, verb, hiphil, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “clothe”, an unfinished actionH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.צַוָּאר֣וֹtsavarvoneckצַוָּארnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “neck”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6677the back of the neck (as that on which burdens are bound)neck.רַעְמָֽהramahthunderרַעְמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “thunder”, the ordinary formH7483the mane of a horse (as quivering in the wind)thunder.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Hast thou given the horse his might? Hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

Young’s Literal Translation

Dost thou give to the horse might? Dost thou clothe his neck [with] a mane?

World English Bible

“Have you given the horse might? Have you clothed his neck with a quivering mane?

Darby Translation

Hast thou given strength to the horse? hast thou clothed his neck with the quivering mane?

Douay-Rheims

Wilt thou give strength to the horse, or clothe his neck with neighing?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Hast thou given the horse his strength? Hast thou clothed his neck with fierceness?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hast thou invested the horse with strength, and clothed his neck with terror?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ σὺ περιέθηκας ἵππῳ δύναμιν, ἐνέδυσας δὲ τραχήλῳ αὐτοῦ φόβον;