Orthodox Jewish Bible

Iyov 41:1-14 Orthodox Jewish Bible (OJB)

1. Canst thou draw out Leviathan with a khakah (fishhook)? Or tie down his leshon with a cord?

2. (26) Canst thou put a hook into his af (nose)? Or bore his jaw through with a barb?

3. (27) Will he make many tachanunim unto thee? Will he speak soft words unto thee?

4. (28) Will he make a brit (covenant) with thee? Wilt thou take him for an eved olam?

5. (29) Wilt thou play with him as with a pet bird? Or wilt thou leash him for thy na'arot (maidens)?

6. (30) Shall traders barter for him? Shall they divide him among the Kena'anim (Canaanites, merchants)?

7. (31) Canst thou fill his ohr (skin) with harpoons? Or his head with fishing spears?

8. (32) Lay thine hand upon him; remember the milchamah. Thou wilt not do it more.

9. (41:1) See, every tokhelet (expectation) is false; shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

10. (41:2) None is so foolhardy that dare stir him up. Mi (who) then is able to stand before Me?

11. (41:3) Mi (who) hath given Me, that I must repay him? Whatsoever is under the kol HaShomayim is Mine.

12. (41:4) I will not keep silent about his members, nor his gevurah, nor the grace of his form.

13. (41:5) Mi (who) can remove his outer garment? Or mi (who) can come near him with a double bridle?

14. (41:6) Mi (who) can open the doors of his face? Terror is round about his teeth.