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Job 39:10

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39:10Can you bind the wild ox8 to a furrow with its rope,

will it till the valleys, following after you?

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Footnotes

  1. 8 Some commentators think that the addition of the “wild ox” here is a copyist’s error, making the stich too long. They therefore delete it. Also, binding an animal to the furrow with ropes is unusual. So with a slight emendation Kissane came up with “Will you bind him with a halter of cord?” While the is unusual, the sense is understandable, and no changes, even slight ones, are absolutely necessary.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Can you bind him in the furrow with ropes,

or will he harrow the valleys after you?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Can you hold it to the furrow with a harness?

Will it till the valleys behind you?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Can you hold the wild ox to a furrow by its harness?

Will it plow the valleys behind you?

NLTNew Living Translation

Can you hitch a wild ox to a plow?

Will it plow a field for you?

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Can you tie the wild ox with its rope to a furrow,

or will it harrow the valleys after you?

KJV 1900King James Version

Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow?

Or will he harrow the valleys after thee?