Job 41:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Canst thou draw out leviathan with an hook? or his tongue with a cord which thou lettest down?

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּ֥וֹ נִכְזָ֑בָה הֲגַ֖ם אֶל־מַרְאָ֣יו יֻטָֽל׃

Transliteration

Hēn-tōḥaltō niḵzāḇāh hăgam ʾel-marʾāyw yuṭāl

Grammar Details

*Hēn*: demonstrative particle - behold/look
*tōḥaltō*: noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his hope/expectation
*niḵzāḇāh*: niphal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - is disappointed/proven false
*hăgam*: interrogative particle with emphatic particle - is also/even
*ʾel*-*marʾāyw*: preposition with noun, plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - at/toward his appearance/sight
*yuṭāl*: hophal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be cast down/thrown down

Word Meanings

*tōḥaltō*: his hope/his expectation/what one waits for
*niḵzāḇāh*: is proven false/is disappointed/fails
*marʾāyw*: his appearance/his sight/the mere sight of him
*yuṭāl*: is cast down/is thrown down/is prostrated

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Concordance compatibility: Strong's numbers map to widely available concordances and lexicons for deeper study.

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High concordance with source wording
Well-suited for in-depth word studies and exegesis
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Archaic language can be difficult for modern readers
Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
Less suitable for public or devotional reading compared to modern translations

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Referenced Verses

Ps 74:14 : 14 Thou brakest{H8765)} the heads of leviathan in pieces, and gavest{H8799)} him to be meat to the people inhabiting the wilderness.
Ps 104:26 : 26 There go the ships: there is that leviathan, whom thou hast made to play therein.
Isa 27:1 : 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 : 8 Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.

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