JOB 41:23 Parallel Verse View

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Text critical issues=none Clarity of original=clear Importance to us=normal Speaker(s)=Yahweh (All still tentative.)

_C41.htm#C41V23">41:15 Note: KJB: ʼIyyōⱱ/(Job).41.23

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX (JOB 41:15) Σάρκες δὲ σώματος αὐτοῦ κεκόλληνται· καταχέει ἐπʼ αὐτὸν, οὐ σαλευθήσεται.
(Sarkes de sōmatos autou kekollaʸntai; kataⱪeei epʼ auton, ou saleuthaʸsetai.)

BrTr (JOB 41:15) The flesh also of his body is joined together: if one pours violence upon him, he shall not be moved.

ULT The folds of its flesh join together;
⇔ they are firm on it, they will not be moved.

UST Leviathan does not have a soft belly as other animals do.
⇔ Scales wrap around its belly and hold it tightly to its body.

BSB & MSB The folds of his flesh are tightly joined;
⇔ they are firm and immovable.

OEB No OEB JOB 41:23 book available

WEBBE & WMBB The flakes of his flesh are joined together.
⇔ They are firm on him.
⇔ They can’t be moved.

NET The folds of its flesh are tightly joined;
⇔ they are firm on it, immovable.

LSV The flakes of his flesh have adhered—Firm on him—it is not moved.

FBV Its body is dense and solid, as if it is made from cast metal.

T4T The folds in their flesh are very close together
⇔ and are very hard/firm.

LEB • Its flesh’s folds of skin cling together;
• it is cast on it—it will not be moved.

BBE The plates of his flesh are joined together, fixed, and not to be moved.

Moff Firm are the flakes of his flesh;

JPS (JOB 41:15) (41-7) His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

ASV The flakes of his flesh are joined together:
⇔ They are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

DRA (JOB 41:14) The members of his flesh cleave one to another: he shall send lightnings against him, and they shall not be carried to another place.

YLT The flakes of his flesh have adhered — Firm upon him — it is not moved.

Drby The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are fused upon him, they cannot be moved.

RV The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

SLT The flaps of his flesh adhered: it will press upon him; it will not be moved.

Wbstr The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.

KJB-1769 The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.[fn]

41.23 flakes: Heb. fallings

KJB-1611 [fn]The flakes of his flesh are ioyned together: they are firme in themselues, they cannot be moued.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

41:23 Heb. the fallings.

Bshps The members of his body are ioyned so strait one to another, and cleaue so fast together, that he cannot be moued.
(The members of his body are joined so strait one to another, and cleave_or_cling so fast together, that he cannot be moved.)

Gnva He maketh a path to shine after him: one would thinke the depth as an hoare head.
(He maketh/makes a path to shine after him: one would think the depth as an hoar/grey head.)

Cvdl The membres of his body are ioyned so strayte one to another, and cleue so fast together, that he can not be moued.
(The members of his body are joined so straight one to another, and cleave_or_cling so fast together, that he cannot be moved.)

Wycl (JOB 41:14) The membris of hise fleischis ben cleuynge togidere to hem silf; God schal sende floodis ayens hym, and tho schulen not be borun to an other place.
(The members of his flesh been cleaving together to themself; God shall send floods against him, and those should not be born to another place.)

Luth (JOB 41:15) Die Gliedmaßen seines Fleisches hangen aneinander und halten hart an ihm, daß er nicht zerfallen kann.
(The members/limbs his meats hang/stuck to_each_other and hold/keep hard at/to him, that he not disintegrated/decayed can.)

ClVg (JOB 41:14) Membra carnium ejus cohærentia sibi: mittet contra eum fulmina, et ad locum alium non ferentur.
(Members of_meat his/her clinging_together to_himself: will_send on_the_contrary him lightnings, and to place another not/no they_will_be_carried.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

מַפְּלֵ֣י בְשָׂר֣⁠וֹ דָבֵ֑קוּ יָצ֥וּק עָ֝לָ֗י⁠ו בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט

(Some words not found in UHB: folds_of its_flesh_of,his cling_together firm on/upon/above=him/it not moved )

Yahweh is referring to the underbelly of Leviathan as the folds of its flesh. In most animals, this area is soft and vulnerable, but in Leviathan it is tight and secure. You could indicate the meaning of this expression in your translation if that would be helpful to your readers. Alternate translation: [Its underbelly parts are tight and secure]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

יָצ֥וּק עָ֝לָ֗י⁠ו בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט

firm on/upon/above=him/it (Some words not found in UHB: folds_of its_flesh_of,his cling_together firm on/upon/above=him/it not moved )

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: [they stay firmly in place]

Parallel JOB 41:23