Re'em
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A re'em, also reëm (Hebrew: רְאֵם), is an animal mentioned nine times in the Hebrew Bible.[note 1] It has been translated as "unicorn" in the King James Version, and in some Christian Bible translations as "oryx" (which was accepted as the referent in Modern Hebrew),[citation needed] "wild ox", "wild bull", "buffalo" or "rhinoceros".[1] Rabbi Natan Slifkin argues that it is the aurochs.[2]
Translation[edit]
The King James Version of the Book of Job followed the Septuagint and Jerome's Vulgate in the translation of re'em into unicorn:
Will the unicorn be willing to serve thee, or abide by thy crib? Canst thou bind the unicorn with his band in the furrow? or will he harrow the valleys after thee? Wilt thou trust him, because his strength is great? or wilt thou leave thy labour to him? Wilt thou believe him, that he will bring home thy seed, and gather it into thy barn?
Some Bible translations into English, including the American Standard Version and New American Standard Bible, interpret re'em as "wild ox".[citation needed]
References[edit]
- ^ "Numbers 23:22 - Bible Gateway". www.biblegateway.com. Retrieved 2021-02-07.
- ^ Slifkin, Natan (2015). "Aurochs". The Torah Encyclopedia of the Animal Kingdom. Maggid Books. pp. 277–286. ISBN 9781592644049.