en_tn/job/39/09.md

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# Connecting Statement:
Yahweh continues to challenge Job.
# General Information:
Here Yahweh uses four questions to emphasize that Job is not like Yahweh because Job cannot control the wild ox. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# Will the wild ox be happy to serve you?
This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "The wild ox will not be happy to serve you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# the wild ox
Possible meanings are 1) a type of ox that used to live in the wild or 2) some kind of buffalo that looked like oxen.
# be happy
"be willing"
# Will he consent to stay by your manger?
This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "He will not consent to stay by your manger." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# consent to stay by your manger
"stay by your manger through the night"
# manger
something that holds food so that animals can eat it
# With a rope, can you control the wild ox to plow the furrows?
This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "You cannot control the wild ox with a rope in order to plow furrows in your fields." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# With a rope
a rope was tied to the animal's head or neck in order to lead it
# furrows
These are long channels made in the dirt while plowing. See how you translated this in [Job 31:38](../31/38.md).
# Will he harrow the valleys for you?
This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "He will never harrow the valleys for you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
# harrow
to smooth and break up the soil
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/ox]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/serve]]