King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord [which] thou lettest down?
Complete Jewish Bible:
"And Livyatan! Can you catch him with a fishhook or hold his tongue down with a rope?
Berean Standard Bible:
“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?
American Standard Version:
Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
Canst thou draw out{H4900} leviathan{H3882} with an hook{H2443}? or his tongue{H3956} with a cord{H2256} which thou lettest down{H8257}?
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 74:14
- Thou brakest the heads of leviathan in pieces, [and] gavest him [to be] meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Isaiah 27:1
- ¶ In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that [is] in the sea.
Job 3:8
- Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.
Psalms 104:26
- There go the ships: [there is] that leviathan, [whom] thou hast made to play therein.
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Commentary for Job 41:1
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H4900
There are 36 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָשַׁךְ
Transliteration: mâshak
Pronunciation: maw-shak'
Description: a primitive root; to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.); draw (along, out), continue, defer, extend, forbear, [idiom] give, handle, make (pro-, sound) long, [idiom] sow, scatter, stretch out. - Strong's Number: H3882
There are 5 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לִוְיָתָן
Transliteration: livyâthân
Pronunciation: liv-yaw-thawn'
Description: from לָוָה; a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea-monster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Babylon; leviathan, mourning. - Strong's Number: H2443
There are 3 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חַכָּה
Transliteration: chakkâh
Pronunciation: khak-kaw'
Description: probably from חָכָה; a hook (as adhering); angle, hook. - Strong's Number: H3956
There are 115 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: לָשׁוֹן
Transliteration: lâshôwn
Pronunciation: law-shone'
Description: or לָשֹׁן; also (in plural) feminine לְשֹׁנָה; from לָשַׁן; the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water); [phrase] babbler, bay, [phrase] evil speaker, language, talker, tongue, wedge. - Strong's Number: H2256
There are 58 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: חֶבֶל
Transliteration: chebel
Pronunciation: kheh'-bel
Description: or חֵבֶל; from חָבַל; a rope (as twisted), especially a measuring line; by implication, a district or inheritance (as measured); or a noose (as of cords); figuratively, a company (as if tied together); also a throe (especially of parturition); also ruin; band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling. - Strong's Number: H8257
There are 6 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שָׁקַע
Transliteration: shâqaʻ
Pronunciation: shaw-kah'
Description: (abbreviated Amos 8:8); a primitive root; to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue; make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink.