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14 In this initial skirmish Jonathan and his armor-bearer struck down about twenty men in an area that measured half an acre.

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19 Elijah went from there and found Elisha son of Shaphat. He was plowing with twelve pairs of oxen; he was near the twelfth pair. Elijah passed by him and threw his robe over him.

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Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is clean,
but an abundant harvest is produced by strong oxen.[a]

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Footnotes

  1. Proverbs 14:4 tn Heb “the strength of oxen.” The genitive שׁוֹר (shor, “oxen”) functions as an attributed genitive: “strong oxen.” Strong oxen are indispensable for a good harvest, and for oxen to be strong they must be well-fed. The farmer has to balance grain consumption with the work oxen do.

20 you will be blessed,
you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams,[a]
you who let your ox and donkey graze.[b]

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:20 tn Heb “by all the waters.”
  2. Isaiah 32:20 tn Heb “who set free the foot of the ox and donkey”; NIV “letting your cattle and donkeys range free.”sn This verse seems to anticipate a time when fertile land is available to cultivate and crops are so abundant that the farm animals can be allowed to graze freely.

20 you will be blessed,
you who plant seed by all the banks of the streams,[a]
you who let your ox and donkey graze.[b]

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 32:20 tn Heb “by all the waters.”
  2. Isaiah 32:20 tn Heb “who set free the foot of the ox and donkey”; NIV “letting your cattle and donkeys range free.”sn This verse seems to anticipate a time when fertile land is available to cultivate and crops are so abundant that the farm animals can be allowed to graze freely.