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Job 39:5

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?

KJV

Quis dimisit onagrum liberum, et vincula ejus quis solvit ?

Vulgate

τίς δέ ἐστιν ὁ ἀφεὶς ὄνον ἄγριον ἐλεύθερον, δεσμοὺς δὲ αὐτοῦ τίς ἔλυσεν;

LXX

Who hath sent out the wild ass free? Or who hath loosed the bonds of the swift ass,

ASV

מִֽי שִׁלַּ֣ח פֶּ֣רֶא חָפְשִׁ֑י וּ/מֹסְר֥וֹת עָ֝ר֗וֹד מִ֣י פִתֵּֽחַ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

חָפְשִׁ֖י
chpshy
adjective · 17×
יִּפְתַּ֖ח
yptch
verb · 144×
ךְ
k
noun · 11×
מִ֣י
my
particle · 420×
נִי
ny
verb · 838×
עָ֝ר֗וֹד
'rvd
noun · 1×
פֶּ֣רֶא
pr'
noun · 10×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 16:12 — And he will be a wild man; his hand will be against every man, and every man’s hand against him; and he shall dwell in the presence of all his brethren.
  • Jer 14:6 — And the wild asses did stand in the high places, they snuffed up the wind like dragons; their eyes did fail, because there was no grass.
  • Job 6:5 — Doth the wild ass bray when he hath grass? or loweth the ox over his fodder?
  • Job 11:12 — For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
  • Job 11:12 — For vain man would be wise, though man be born like a wild ass’s colt.
  • Job 24:5 — Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
  • Job 24:5 — Behold, as wild asses in the desert, go they forth to their work; rising betimes for a prey: the wilderness yieldeth food for them and for their children.
  • Ps 104:11 — They give drink to every beast of the field: the wild asses quench their thirst.