Job 39:5

Who set the wild donkey free? Who released the swift donkey from the harness?
Job 39:5
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Original language (Hebrew)

מִֽי־שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּמֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד מִ֣י פִתֵּֽחַ׃

  1. מִֽי־mi-“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  2. שִׁלַּ֣חshi.Lach“did he let loose”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁלַח · “let go” · Strong's H7971H
  3. פֶּ֣רֶאPe.re'“[the] wild donkey”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from פֶּ֫רֶא · “wild donkey” · Strong's H6501
  4. חָפְשִׁ֑יcha.fe.Shi“free”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חׇפְשִׁי · “free” · Strong's H2670
  5. וּמֹסְר֥וֹתu.mo.se.Rot“and [the] fetters of”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from מוֹסֵר · “bond” · Strong's H4147
  6. עָ֝ר֗וֹדa.Rod“[the] wild ass”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָרוֹד · “wild donkey” · Strong's H6171
  7. מִ֣יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  8. פִתֵּֽחַ׃fi.Te.ach“did he loosen”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּתַח · “to open” · Strong's H6605A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)