King James Version

Job 39:5

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

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מִֽיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.שִׁלַּ֣חshilachsendשָׁלַחverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…פֶּ֣רֶאperewildפֶּרֶאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wild”, the ordinary formH6501the onagerwild (ass).חָפְשִׁ֑יchafeshifreeחׇפְשִׁיadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “free”, the ordinary formH2670exempt (from bondage, tax or care)free, liberty.וּמֹסְר֥וֹתumoserotand bandמוֹסֵרconjunction, noun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “and band”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4147properly, chastisement, i.e. (by implication) a halter; figuratively, restraintband, bond.עָ֝ר֗וֹדarodwild assעָרוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wild ass”, the ordinary formH6171an onager (from his lonesome habits)wild ass.מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.פִתֵּֽחַfitechaopenפָּתַחverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “open”, a completed actionH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

Young’s Literal Translation

Who hath sent forth the wild ass free? Yea, the bands of the wild ass who opened?

World English Bible

“Who has set the wild donkey free? Or who has loosened the bonds of the swift donkey,

Darby Translation

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? and who hath loosed the bands of the onager,

Douay-Rheims

Who hath sent out the wild ass free, and who hath loosed his bonds?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And who is he that sent forth the wild ass free? and who loosed his bands?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ ἀφεὶς ὄνον ἄγριον ἐλεύθερον; δεσμοὺς δὲ αὐτοῦ τίς ἔλυσεν;