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# Can you use ropes to hold the wild ox in the furrows?
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This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "You cannot control the wild ox with a rope in order to plow furrows in your fields." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# ropes
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Farmers would tie ropes to animals' heads or necks in order to lead them.
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# furrows
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These are long channels made in the dirt while plowing. See how you translated this in [Job 31:38](../31/38.md).
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# Will he harrow the valleys as he follows after you?
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This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: "He will never harrow the valleys as he follows after you." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
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# harrow
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to smooth and break up the soil
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