Job 41
1 “Do you draw leviathan with a hook? And do you let down his tongue with a rope?
to draw Leviathan in/on/with hook and in/on/with cord to sink tongue his
2 Do you put a reed in his nose? And pierce his jaw with a thorn?
to set: put bulrush in/on/with face: nose his and in/on/with thistle to pierce jaw his
3 Does he multiply supplications to you? Does he speak tender things to you?
to multiply to(wards) you supplication if: surely yes to speak: speak to(wards) you tender
4 Does he make a covenant with you? Do you take him for a perpetual servant?
to cut: make(covenant) covenant with you to take: take him to/for servant/slave forever: enduring
5 Do you play with him as a bird? And do you bind him for your girls?
to laugh in/on/with him like/as bird and to conspire him to/for maiden your
6 (Companions feast on him, They divide him among the merchants!)
to trade upon him associate to divide him between: among merchant
7 Do you fill his skin with barbed irons? And his head with fish-spears?
to fill in/on/with spear skin his and in/on/with spear fish head his
8 Place your hand on him, Remember the battle—do not add!
to set: put upon him palm your to remember battle not to add: again
9 Behold, the hope of him is found a liar, Also, is one not cast down at his appearance?
look! hope his to lie also to(wards) appearance his to cast
10 None so fierce that he awakes him, And who [is] he [who] stations himself before Me?
not cruel for to rouse him and who? he/she/it to/for face: before my to stand
11 Who has brought before Me and I repay? Under the whole heavens it [is] Mine.
who? to meet me and to complete underneath: under all [the] heaven to/for me he/she/it
12 I do not keep silent concerning his parts, And the matter of might, And the grace of his arrangement.
(to/for him *Q(K)*) be quiet bluster his and word: thing might and beauty valuation his
13 Who has uncovered the face of his clothing? Who enters within his double bridle?
who? to reveal: uncover face: surface clothing his in/on/with double bridle his who? to come (in): come
14 Who has opened the doors of his face? Around his teeth [are] terrible.
door face his who? to open around tooth his terror
15 A pride—strong ones of shields, Shut up—a close seal.
pride channel shield to shut signet narrow
16 They draw near to one another, And air does not enter between them.
one in/on/with one to approach: approach and spirit: breath not to come (in): come between them
17 They adhere to one another, They stick together and are not separated.
man: anyone in/on/with brother: compatriot his to cleave to capture and not to separate
18 His sneezings cause light to shine, And his eyes [are] as the eyelids of the dawn.
sneezing his to shine light and eye his like/as eyelid dawn
19 Flames go out of his mouth, sparks of fire escape.
from lip his torch to go: went spark fire to escape
20 Smoke goes forth out of his nostrils, As a blown pot and reeds.
from nostril his to come out: come smoke like/as pot to breathe and bulrush
21 His breath sets coals on fire, And a flame goes forth from his mouth.
soul: life his coal to kindle and flame from lip his to come out: come
22 Strength lodges in his neck, And grief exults before him.
in/on/with neck his to lodge strength and to/for face: before his to dance dismay
23 The flakes of his flesh have adhered—Firm on him—it is not moved.
refuse flesh his to cleave to pour: cast metal upon him not to shake
24 His heart [is] firm as a stone, Indeed, firm as the lower piece.
heart his to pour: firm like stone and to pour: firm like/as millstone lower
25 The mighty are afraid at his rising, From his breakings they keep themselves free.
from elevation his to dread god from breaking to sin
26 The sword of his overtaker does not stand, Spear, dart, and breastplate.
to overtake him sword without to arise: establish spear missile and lance
27 He reckons iron as straw, bronze as rotten wood.
to devise: think to/for straw iron to/for tree: wood rottenness bronze
28 The son of the bow does not cause him to flee, Stones of the sling are turned into stubble by him.
not to flee him son: type of bow to/for stubble to overturn to/for him stone sling
29 Darts have been reckoned as stubble, And he laughs at the shaking of a javelin.
like/as stubble to devise: think club and to laugh to/for quaking javelin
30 Sharp points of clay [are] under him, He spreads gold on the mire.
underneath: under him point earthenware to spread sharp upon mud
31 He causes the deep to boil as a pot, He makes the sea as a pot of ointment.
to boil like/as pot depth sea to set: make like/as ointment pot/seasoning
32 He causes a path to shine after him, One thinks the deep to be hoary.
after him to light path to devise: think abyss to/for greyheaded
33 There is not on the earth his like, That is made without terror.
nothing upon dust likeness his [the] to make to/for without terror
34 He sees every high thing, He [is] king over all sons of pride.”
[obj] all high to see: see he/she/it king upon all son: child pride
