Can you hold him to the furrow with a harness? Will he plow the valleys behind you?Job 39:10
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
הֲֽתִקְשָׁר־רֵ֭ים בְּתֶ֣לֶם עֲבֹת֑וֹ אִם־יְשַׂדֵּ֖ד עֲמָקִ֣ים אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃
- הֲֽתִקְשָׁר־hatik.shor-“¿ will you bind”Particle, interrogative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from קָשַׁר · “to conspire” · Strong's H7194
- רֵ֭יםreim“[the] wild ox”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רְאֵם · “wild ox” · Strong's H7214
- בְּתֶ֣לֶםbe.Te.lem“in a furrow”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from תֶּ֫לֶם · “furrow” · Strong's H8525
- עֲבֹת֑וֹa.vo.To“rope its”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עֲבֹת · “cord” · Strong's H5688
- אִם־'im-“or?”Particle · from אִם · “surely no” · Strong's H0518H
- יְשַׂדֵּ֖דye.sa.Ded“will it harrow”Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂדַד · “to harrow” · Strong's H7702
- עֲמָקִ֣ים'a.ma.Kim“valleys”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עֵ֫מֶק · “valley” · Strong's H6010R
- אַחֲרֶֽיךָ׃'a.cha.Rei.kha“behind you”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)