Job 41:1
CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
¶ Canst thou draw out †Leuiathan with an hooke? or his tongue with a corde † which thou lettest downe?
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Translator clarificationThat is, a whale or a whirlepoole.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. which thou drownest.
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1IN 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.
1¶ ‖In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sworde shall punish Leuiathan the piercing serpent, euen Leuiathan that crooked serpent, and hee shall slay the dragon that is in the Sea.
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Job 41:1
The singular second-person subject pronoun, meaning you when directly addressing one person, being, or individually treated addressee.
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1. To pull or drag. 2. To bring, lead, or attract. 3. To take out or extract. 4. To make a line.
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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.
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A great and powerful sea creature, also described as a serpent or dragon.
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A bent or pointed implement used to catch, draw, fasten, or control.
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1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
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A string or small rope made of twisted strands, including a line used for measuring.
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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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Second-person singular present form of let. Sense 1: To allow or permit; in older KJV use, also to hinder or restrain. Sense 2: To lower or send down.
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From a higher place or position to a lower one; below.
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40:24He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pierceth through snares.
40:24‖He taketh it with his eyes: his nose pearceth through snares.
41:1CANST thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?
41:1¶ Canst thou draw out †Leuiathan with an hooke? or his tongue with a corde † which thou lettest downe?
Selected passage41:2Canst thou put an hook into his nose? or bore his jaw through with a thorn?
41:2Canst thou put an hooke into his nose? or bore his iawe through with a thorne?