Job 40:15
¶ Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
¶ Beholde now ‖Behemoth which I made with thee, hee eateth grasse as an oxe.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- ‖Alternative wordingOr, the Elephant, as some think.
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- Genesis 1:24–26Rank 1 from verse 15
24¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and it was so.
25And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
26¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
24¶ And God said, Let the earth bring forth the liuing creature after his kinde, cattell, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kinde: and it was so.
25And God made the beast of the earth after his kinde, and cattell after their kinde, and euery thing that creepeth vpon the earth, after his kinde: and God saw that it was good.
26¶ And God said, *Let vs make man in our Image, after our likenesse: and let them haue dominion ouer the fish of the sea, and ouer the foule of the aire, and ouer the cattell, and ouer all the earth, and ouer euery creeping thing that creepeth vpon the earth.
- Psalms 104:14Rank 3 from verse 15
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Job 40:15
1. Used as an attention word or command directing someone to look at or take notice of the person, thing, statement, or event presented: look; see; take notice. 2. As a verb, to look upon, see, observe, or witness.
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A great, powerful creature that eats grass as an ox.
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1. An interrogative or relative pronoun identifying one or more persons or things from a stated or implied set. 2. That which; what.
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Formed, caused, prepared, appointed, or brought into a stated condition.
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Third-person singular present form of eat, meaning to take food into the body; to consume, devour, or waste away.
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Low green herbage growing from the ground; by extension, plants used for pasture.
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14Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
14Then will I also confesse vnto thee, that thine owne right hand can saue thee.
15¶ Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox.
15¶ Beholde now ‖Behemoth which I made with thee, hee eateth grasse as an oxe.
Selected passage16Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
16Loe now, his strength is in his loynes, and his force is in the nauell of his belly.