Job 39:21

“He paws in the valley and rejoices in strength; he goes out to meet the weapons.”

Job 39:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 39:21, word by word

He pawsיַחְפְּרוּyachpru

dig

To make a well or a pit in the ground.

Where else “yachpru” appears
in the valleyעֵמֶקemek

valley

Valley, broad low plain.

Where else “emek” appears
and rejoicesיָשִׂישׂyasis

rejoice

Rejoice, be very glad.

Where else “yasis” appears
in strengthכֹחַchoach

strength

Ability to do something: bodily strength or power to command.

Where else “choach” appears
he goes outיֵצֵאyetse

set out

To set out somewhere, or go out to war.

Where else “yetse” appears
to meetקְרַאתkerat

meet

To go out to greet someone who arrives, in order to receive him.

Where else “kerat” appears
the weaponsנָשֶׁקnashek

weapon

The instruments with which men fight: bows, arrows, shields and spears.

Where else “nashek” appears

The context

20Do you make him leap like the locust? The splendor of his snorting is terror.

21 · This verse (above)

22He laughs at dread and is not dismayed, and does not turn back from the sword.

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