Job 41
1 “[Think also about] (crocodiles/great sea dragons). Can you catch them with a fishhook or fasten their jaws with a rope?
to draw Leviathan in/on/with hook and in/on/with cord to sink tongue his
2 Can you put ropes through their noses [to control them] or thrust hooks through their jaws?
to set: put bulrush in/on/with face: nose his and in/on/with thistle to pierce jaw his
3 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]?
to multiply to(wards) you supplication if: surely yes to speak: speak to(wards) you tender
4 Will they make an agreement with you to work for you, to be your slaves as long as they live?
to cut: make(covenant) covenant with you to take: take him to/for servant/slave forever: enduring
5 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]?
to laugh in/on/with him like/as bird and to conspire him to/for maiden your
6 Will merchants try to buy them [in the market]? Will they cut them up into pieces and sell the meat?
to trade upon him associate to divide him between: among merchant
7 Can you pierce their skins by throwing fishing spears at them? Can you pierce their heads with a harpoon?
to fill in/on/with spear skin his and in/on/with spear fish head his
8 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!
to set: put upon him palm your to remember battle not to add: again
9 It is useless to try to subdue them. Anyone who tries to subdue one of them will lose his courage.
look! hope his to lie also to(wards) appearance his to cast
10 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]
not cruel for to rouse him and who? he/she/it to/for face: before my to stand
11 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!
who? to meet me and to complete underneath: under all [the] heaven to/for me he/she/it
12 I will tell you about [how strong] crocodiles' legs [are] and how strong their well-formed bodies are.
(to/for him *Q(K)*) be quiet bluster his and word: thing might and beauty valuation his
13 (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?)
who? to reveal: uncover face: surface clothing his in/on/with double bridle his who? to come (in): come
14 (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]
door face his who? to open around tooth his terror
15 They have rows of scales on their back which are as hard as a rock (OR, tightly fastened together).
pride channel shield to shut signet narrow
16 The scales are very close together, with the result that not even air can get between them.
one in/on/with one to approach: approach and spirit: breath not to come (in): come between them
17 The scales are joined very closely to each other, and they cannot be separated.
man: anyone in/on/with brother: compatriot his to cleave to capture and not to separate
18 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.
sneezing his to shine light and eye his like/as eyelid dawn
19 [It is as though] sparks of fire pour out of their mouths [DOU].
from lip his torch to go: went spark fire to escape
20 Smoke pours out of their nostrils/noses like steam comes out of a pot that is put over a fire made from dry reeds.
from nostril his to come out: come smoke like/as pot to breathe and bulrush
21 Their breath can cause coals to blaze, and flames shoot out from their mouths.
soul: life his coal to kindle and flame from lip his to come out: come
22 Their necks are very strong; wherever they go, they cause people to be very afraid.
in/on/with neck his to lodge strength and to/for face: before his to dance dismay
23 The folds in their flesh are very close together and are very hard/firm.
refuse flesh his to cleave to pour: cast metal upon him not to shake
24 [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].
heart his to pour: firm like stone and to pour: firm like/as millstone lower
25 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.
from elevation his to dread god from breaking to sin
26 [People] [PRS] cannot injure them with swords, and spears or darts or javelins cannot injure them, either.
to overtake him sword without to arise: establish spear missile and lance
27 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!
to devise: think to/for straw iron to/for tree: wood rottenness bronze
28 [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.
not to flee him son: type of bow to/for stubble to overturn to/for him stone sling
29 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].
like/as stubble to devise: think club and to laugh to/for quaking javelin
30 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.
underneath: under him point earthenware to spread sharp upon mud
31 They stir up the water and cause it to foam [as they churn/swim through it].
to boil like/as pot depth sea to set: make like/as ointment pot/seasoning
32 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.
after him to light path to devise: think abyss to/for greyheaded
33 There are no creatures on earth that are as fearless as crocodiles.
nothing upon dust likeness his [the] to make to/for without terror
34 They are the proudest of all the creatures; [it is as though] they [rule like] kings over all the other wild animals.”
[obj] all high to see: see he/she/it king upon all son: child pride
