Job 39:21

It ¹  paws the ground in the valley, ²  exulting mightily, ³  it goes out to meet the weapons.

biblegateway Job 39:21

He paws fiercely, rejoicing in his strength, and charges into the fray.

biblegateway Job 39:21

"He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He goes out to meet the weapons.

biblegateway Job 39:21

It paws the earth and rejoices in its strength. When it charges to war,

biblegateway Job 39:21

He paws the ground fiercely, eager and spirited, then charges into the fray.

SABDAweb Job 39:21

He is stamping with joy in the valley; he makes sport of fear.

bibleoremus Job 39:21

It paws violently, exults mightily; it goes out to meet the weapons.

biblegateway Job 39:21

He paws in the valley, and rejoices in his strength; He gallops into the clash of arms.

biblegateway Job 39:21

It ¹  paws the ground in the valley, ²  exulting mightily, ³  it goes out to meet the weapons.

¹ tc The Hebrew text has a plural verb, “they paw.” For consistency and for stylistic reasons this is translated as a singular.

² tn The armies would prepare for battles that were usually fought in the valleys, and so the horse was ready to charge. But in Ugaritic the word `mk means “force” as well as “valley.” The idea of “force” would fit the parallelism here well (see M. Dahood, “Value of Ugaritic for textual criticism,” Bib 40 [1959]: 166).

³ tn Or “in strength.”