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Job 6:5

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

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הֲיִֽנְהַקhayinhaqbrayנָהַקparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bray”, an unfinished actionH5101to bray (as an ass), scream (from hunger)bray.פֶּ֥רֶאperewildפֶּרֶאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wild”, the ordinary formH6501the onagerwild (ass).עֲלֵיaleaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…דֶ֑שֶׁאdeshegrassדֶּשֶׁאnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “grass”, the ordinary formH1877a sprout; by analogy, grass(tender) grass, green, (tender) herb.אִ֥םimoh 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…יִגְעֶהyigehlowגָּעָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “low”, an unfinished actionH1600to bellow (as cattle)low.שּׁ֝֗וֹרshorbullשׁוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bull”, the ordinary formH7794a bullock (as a traveller)bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791 (שׁוּר)).עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…בְּלִילֽוֹbelilvocornבְּלִילnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “corn”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1098mixed, i.e. (specifically) feed (for cattle)corn, fodder, provender.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? Or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Young’s Literal Translation

Brayeth a wild ass over tender grass? Loweth an ox over his provender?

World English Bible

Does the wild donkey bray when he has grass? Or does the ox low over his fodder?

Darby Translation

Doth the wild ass bray by the grass? loweth an ox over his fodder?

Douay-Rheims

Will the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or will the ox low when he standeth before a full manger?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

What then? will the wild ass bray for nothing, if he is not seeking food? or again, will the ox low at the manger, when he has fodder?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τί γάρ; μὴ διακενῆς κεκράξεται ὄνος ἄγριος, ἀλλʼ ἢ τὰ σῖτα ζητῶν; εἰ δὲ καὶ ῥήξει φωνὴν βοῦς ἐπὶ φάτνης ἔχων τὰ βρώματα;

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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