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Job 40:15

In Job 40 of Job.

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

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הִנֵּהhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.נָ֣אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.בְ֭הֵמוֹתvehemotBehemothבְּהֵמוֹתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Behemoth”, the ordinary formH930a water-ox, i.e. the hippopotamus or Nile-horseBehemoth.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…עָשִׂ֣יתִיasitidoעָשָׂהverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “do”, a completed actionH6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest applicationaccomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, f…עִמָּ֑ךְimakhewithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).חָ֝צִ֗ירchatsirgrassחָצִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH2682grass; also a leek (collectively)grass, hay, herb, leek.כַּבָּקָ֥רkabaqaras herdבָּקָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as herd”, the ordinary formH1241beef cattle or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herdbeeve, bull ([phrase] -ock), [phrase] calf, [phrase] cow, great (cattle), [phrase] heifer, herd, kine, ox.יֹאכֵֽלyokheleatאָכַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, an unfinished actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Behold now, behemoth, which I made as well as thee; He eateth grass as an ox.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, I pray thee, Behemoth, that I made with thee: Grass as an ox he eateth.

World English Bible

“See now behemoth, which I made as well as you. He eats grass as an ox.

Darby Translation

See now the behemoth, which I made with thee: he eateth grass as an ox.

Douay-Rheims

To him the mountains bring forth grass: there all the beasts of the field shall play.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But now look at the wild beasts with thee; they eat grass like oxen.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀλλὰ δὴ ἰδοὺ θηρία παρὰ σοὶ, χόρτον ἶσα βουσὶν ἐσθίουσιν.

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