Job 39:8

“What he searches out in the mountains is his pasture, and after every green thing he seeks.”

Job 39:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 39:8, word by word

What he searches outיְתוּרyetur

range, searching

What is searched out; the range over which an animal looks for food. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 39:8).

Where else “yetur” appears
in the mountainsהָרִיםharim

mountain

A great rise of land, like Sinai or Zion.

Where else “harim” appears
is his pastureמִרְעֵmire

pasture

Pasture, place where livestock feed.

Where else “mire” appears
green thingיָרוֹקyarok

green thing

What is green, the grass. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 39:8).

Where else “yarok” appears
he seeksיִדְרוֹשׁyidrosh

seek

To pursue something earnestly, or care for it.

Where else “yidrosh” appears

The context

7He laughs at the multitude of the city; the clamor of the driver he does not hear.

8 · This verse (above)

9Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, or spend the night by your manger?

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