Job 39:9
Modern Translations
New International Version
"Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will it stay by your manger at night?

New Living Translation
“Will the wild ox consent to being tamed? Will it spend the night in your stall?

English Standard Version
“Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he spend the night at your manger?

Berean Study Bible
Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Will he stay by your manger at night?

New American Standard Bible
“Will the wild bull be willing to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your feeding trough?

NASB 1995
"Will the wild ox consent to serve you, Or will he spend the night at your manger?

NASB 1977
“Will the wild ox consent to serve you? Or will he spend the night at your manger?

Amplified Bible
“Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, Or remain beside your manger at night?

Christian Standard Bible
Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Would the wild ox be willing to serve you? Would it spend the night by your feeding trough?

Contemporary English Version
Would a wild ox agree to live in your barn and labor for you?

Good News Translation
Will a wild ox work for you? Is he willing to spend the night in your stable?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Will the wild ox agree to serve you, or will it stay at night beside your feeding trough?

International Standard Version
Is the wild ox willing to serve you? Will he sleep at night near your feeding trough?

NET Bible
Is the wild ox willing to be your servant? Will it spend the night at your feeding trough?
Classic Translations
King James Bible
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

New King James Version
“Will the wild ox be willing to serve you? Will he bed by your manger?

King James 2000 Bible
Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, or abide by your crib?

New Heart English Bible
"Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?

World English Bible
"Will the wild ox be content to serve you? Or will he stay by your feeding trough?

American King James Version
Will the unicorn be willing to serve you, or abide by your crib?

American Standard Version
Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

A Faithful Version
Will the wild ox be willing to serve you, or spend the night by your feed trough?

Darby Bible Translation
Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy crib?

English Revised Version
Will the wild-ox be content to serve thee? or will he abide by thy crib?

Webster's Bible Translation
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(39:12) Will the vnicorne serue thee? or will he tary by thy cribbe?

Bishops' Bible of 1568
Wyll the vnicorne do thee seruice, or abide still by thy cribbe?

Coverdale Bible of 1535
Wyll the vnicorne be so tame as to do ye seruyce, or to abyde still by thy cribbe?
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Is a wild ox willing to serve you? Does he lodge by your crib?

Young's Literal Translation
Is a Reem willing to serve thee? Doth he lodge by thy crib?

Smith's Literal Translation
Will the buffalo be willing to serve thee, or will he lodge by thy stall?

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Shall the rhinoceros be willing to serve thee, or will he stay at thy crib?

Catholic Public Domain Version
Will the rhinoceros be willing to serve you, and will he remain in your stall?

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
Does a wild bull consent to serve you, or does he spend the night at your stall?

Lamsa Bible
Will the unicorn be willing to serve you, or will he spend the night at your crib?

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Will the wild-ox be willing to serve thee? Or will he abide by thy crib?

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or to lie down at thy manger?
















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