Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
The 1611 reading
Canst thou number the moneths that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A conjunction expressing an alternative, distinction, or explanation. Sense 2: In the phrase ‘or ever,’ before or ere.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 13:9
Complete exact-word concordance
Canst thou number the months that they fulfil? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Canst thou number the moneths that they fulfill? or knowest thou the time when they bring forth?
Who hath sent out the wild ass free? or who hath loosed the bands of the wild ass?
Who hath sent out the wild asse free? or who hath looosed the bands of the wild asse?
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib?
Will the Unicorne be willing to serue thee? or abide by thy cribbe?
Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee?
Canst thou binde the Unicorne with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleyes after thee?
Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him?
Wilt thou trust him because his strength is great? or wilt thou leaue thy labour to him?
Gavest thou the goodly wings unto the peacocks? or wings and feathers unto the ostrich?
Gauest thou the goodly wings vnto the peacocks, or wings and feathers vnto the Ostrich?
1611 marginal noteOr, the feathers of the storke and Ostrich.
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wild beast may break them.
And forgetteth that the foot may crush them, or that the wilde beast may breake them.
Hast thou an arm like God? or canst thou thunder with a voice like him?
Hast thou an arme like God? or canst thou thunder with a voyce like him?
CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
¶ Canst thou draw out Leuiathan with an hooke? or his tongue with a corde which thou lettest downe?
1611 marginal noteThat is, a whale or a whirlepoole.
1611 marginal noteHeb. which thou drownest.
Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
Canst thou put an hooke into his nose? or bore his iawe through with a thorne?
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