Job 41
1 to draw Leviathan in/on/with hook and in/on/with cord to sink tongue his
“[Think also about] (crocodiles/great sea dragons). Can you catch them with a fishhook or fasten their jaws with a rope?
2 to set: put bulrush in/on/with face: nose his and in/on/with thistle to pierce jaw his
Can you put ropes through their noses [to control them] or thrust hooks through their jaws?
3 to multiply to(wards) you supplication if: surely yes to speak: speak to(wards) you tender
Will they plead with you to act mercifully toward them or (use sweet talk/speak to you nicely) [in order that you will not harm them]?
4 to cut: make(covenant) covenant with you to take: take him to/for servant/slave forever: enduring
Will they make an agreement with you to work for you, to be your slaves as long as they live?
5 to laugh in/on/with him like/as bird and to conspire him to/for maiden your
Can you cause them to become pets like you cause birds to become your pets? Can you put a leash/rope around their [necks] so that your servant girls [can play with them]?
6 to trade upon him associate to divide him between: among merchant
Will merchants try to buy them [in the market]? Will they cut them up into pieces and sell the meat?
7 to fill in/on/with spear skin his and in/on/with spear fish head his
Can you pierce their skins by throwing fishing spears at them? Can you pierce their heads with a harpoon?
8 to set: put upon him palm your to remember battle not to add: again
If you grab one of them with your hands, it will fight you in a way that you will never forget, and you will never try to do it again!
9 look! hope his to lie also to(wards) appearance his to cast
It is useless to try to subdue them. Anyone who tries to subdue one of them will lose his courage.
10 not cruel for to rouse him and who? he/she/it to/for face: before my to stand
No one dares/tries to (arouse them/cause them to be angry). So, [since I am much more powerful than they are, ] (who would dare to cause me to be angry?/no one would dare to cause me to be angry!) [RHQ]
11 who? to meet me and to complete underneath: under all [the] heaven to/for me he/she/it
Also, everything on the earth is mine. Therefore, no one [RHQ] is able to give anything to me and require me to pay [money] for it!
12 (to/for him *Q(K)*) be quiet bluster his and word: thing might and beauty valuation his
I will tell you about [how strong] crocodiles' legs [are] and how strong their well-formed bodies are.
13 who? to reveal: uncover face: surface clothing his in/on/with double bridle his who? to come (in): come
(Can anyone strip off their hides?/No one is able to strip off their hides.) [RHQ] (Can anyone try to put bridles on them?/No one can try to put bridles on them.) [RHQ] (OR, Can anyone pierce their very thick hides?)
14 door face his who? to open around tooth his terror
(Can anyone pry open their jaws, which have terrible teeth in them?/No one can pry open their jaws, which have terrible teeth in them!) [RHQ]
15 pride channel shield to shut signet narrow
They have rows of scales on their back which are as hard as a rock (OR, tightly fastened together).
16 one in/on/with one to approach: approach and spirit: breath not to come (in): come between them
The scales are very close together, with the result that not even air can get between them.
17 man: anyone in/on/with brother: compatriot his to cleave to capture and not to separate
The scales are joined very closely to each other, and they cannot be separated.
18 sneezing his to shine light and eye his like/as eyelid dawn
When crocodiles sneeze, [the tiny drops of water that come out of their noses] sparkle in the sunlight. Their eyes are red like the rising sun.
19 from lip his torch to go: went spark fire to escape
[It is as though] sparks of fire pour out of their mouths [DOU].
20 from nostril his to come out: come smoke like/as pot to breathe and bulrush
Smoke pours out of their nostrils/noses like steam comes out of a pot that is put over a fire made from dry reeds.
21 soul: life his coal to kindle and flame from lip his to come out: come
Their breath can cause coals to blaze, and flames shoot out from their mouths.
22 in/on/with neck his to lodge strength and to/for face: before his to dance dismay
Their necks are very strong; wherever they go, they cause people to be very afraid.
23 refuse flesh his to cleave to pour: cast metal upon him not to shake
The folds in their flesh are very close together and are very hard/firm.
24 heart his to pour: firm like stone and to pour: firm like/as millstone lower
[They are fearless, because] the inner parts of their bodies are as hard as a rock, as hard as the lower millstone [on which grain is ground].
25 from elevation his to dread god from breaking to sin
When they rise up, they cause [even] very strong people to be terrified. As a result, people (fall back/run away) when crocodiles thrash around.
26 to overtake him sword without to arise: establish spear missile and lance
[People] [PRS] cannot injure them with swords, and spears or darts or javelins cannot injure them, either.
27 to devise: think to/for straw iron to/for tree: wood rottenness bronze
They [certainly are not afraid of weapons made of] straw or rotten wood, but [they are not even afraid of weapons made of] iron or bronze!
28 not to flee him son: type of bow to/for stubble to overturn to/for him stone sling
[Shooting] arrows [at them] does not cause them to run away. [Hurling] stones at them from a sling is like [hurling] bits of chaff at them.
29 like/as stubble to devise: think club and to laugh to/for quaking javelin
They are not afraid of clubs [any more than they would be afraid of men throwing] bits of straw [at them], and they laugh when they hear the whirl/sound of javelins [being thrown at them].
30 underneath: under him point earthenware to spread sharp upon mud
Their bellies are covered with scales that are as sharp as broken pieces of pottery. When they drag themselves through the mud, their bellies tear up the ground like a plow.
31 to boil like/as pot depth sea to set: make like/as ointment pot/seasoning
They stir up the water and cause it to foam [as they churn/swim through it].
32 after him to light path to devise: think abyss to/for greyheaded
As they go through the water, the (wakes/trails in the water behind them) glisten. People [who see it] would think that the foam in those wakes had become white hair.
33 nothing upon dust likeness his [the] to make to/for without terror
There are no creatures on earth that are as fearless as crocodiles.
34 [obj] all high to see: see he/she/it king upon all son: child pride
They are the proudest of all the creatures; [it is as though] they [rule like] kings over all the other wild animals.”
