JOB 41:28 Parallel View

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ULT The son of the bow does not make it flee;
⇔ with it, the stones of the sling are turned into chaff.

UST Shooting arrows at it does not cause it to flee.
⇔ Hurling stones at it from a sling is like hurling bits of chaff at it.

BSB No arrow can make him flee;
⇔ slingstones become like chaff to him.

OEB No arrow can put him to flight;
⇔ On him sling-stones are turned to stubble.

WEB The arrow can’t make him flee.
⇔ Sling stones are like chaff to him.

NET Arrows do not make it flee;
 ⇔ slingstones become like chaff to it.

LSV The son of the bow does not cause him to flee,
Stones of the sling are turned into stubble by him.

FBV Arrows cannot make it run away; stones from slingshots are like pieces of stubble.

T4T Shooting arrows at them does not cause them to run away.
⇔ Hurling stones at them from a sling is like hurling bits of chaff at them.

LEB No LEB JOB 41:28 verse available

BBE The arrow is not able to put him to flight: stones are no more to him than dry stems.

MOF No MOF JOB book available

JPS (41-20) The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

ASV The arrow cannot make him flee:
 ⇔ Sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.

DRA No DRA JOB 41:28 verse available

YLT The son of the bow doth not cause him to flee, Turned by him into stubble are stones of the sling.

DBY The arrow will not make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

RV The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

WBS The arrow cannot make him flee: sling-stones are turned with him into stubble.

KJB The arrow cannot make him flee: slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

BB He starteth not away from him that bendeth the bowe: & as for sling stones he careth asmuch for stouble as for the.
(He starteth not away from him that bendeth the bow: and as for sling stones he careth asmuch for stouble as for them.)

GNV No GNV JOB 41:28 verse available

CB He starteth not awaye for him that bendeth the bowe, & as for slynge stones, he careth as moch for stubble as for them
(He starteth not away for him that bendeth the bow, and as for slynge stones, he careth as much for stubble as for them)

WYC No WYC JOB 41:28 verse available

LUT No LUT JOB 41:28 verse available

CLV No CLV JOB 41:28 verse available

BRN No BRN JOB 41:28 verse available

BrLXX No BrLXX JOB 41:28 verse available

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

בֶן־קָ֑שֶׁת

(ⱱen-qāshet)

Yahweh is speaking as if an arrow were literally the son of the bow from which it was shot. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “An arrow”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

לְ֝⁠קַ֗שׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־ל֥⁠וֹ אַבְנֵי־קָֽלַע

(lə⁠qash nehpəkū-l⁠ō ʼaⱱnēy-qālaˊ)

If your language does not use this passive form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: “with it, the stones of the sling become chaff”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

לְ֝⁠קַ֗שׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־ל֥⁠וֹ אַבְנֵי־קָֽלַע

(lə⁠qash nehpəkū-l⁠ō ʼaⱱnēy-qālaˊ)

Yahweh is speaking as if stones slung at Leviathan from a sling would literally become chaff. If it would be clearer in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “stones slung at it do not hurt it any more than chaff would”

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