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Job 40:14–15

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Job 40:14

14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.

Job 40:15

15¶ Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.

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DEFINED WORDS

Job 40:14

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

own

Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

right

Straight, correct, just, proper, or belonging to a lawful claim; also the opposite of left.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

DEFINED WORDS

Job 40:15

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

behemoth

The creature called behemoth in Job 40 and described in the surrounding passage; the KJV does not identify it with a particular modern species.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

eateth

Eats; takes food into the mouth and consumes it.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage (PCE + 1611) · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

grass

Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription) · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · KJV usage (PCE)

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From verse 14

  1. Ephesians 2:4–9
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  2. Isaiah 40:29
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  3. Psalms 44:3
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  4. Psalms 44:6
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  5. Romans 5:6
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From verse 15

  1. Genesis 1:24–26
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  2. Job 40:20
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  3. Psalms 104:14
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  4. Job 39:8
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