Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord?

New American Standard Bible

Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook?
Or press down his tongue with a cord?

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook
or tie his tongue down with a rope?

International Standard Version

"Can you draw Leviathan out of the water with a hook, or tie down his tongue with a rope?

A Conservative Version

Can thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

American Standard Version

Canst thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

Amplified

Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook?
Or press down his tongue with a cord?

Bible in Basic English

Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth?

Julia Smith Translation

Wilt thou draw out the crocodile with a hook and with a cord wilt thou press down his tongue?

King James 2000

Can you draw out leviathan with a hook? or his tongue with a cord which you let down?

Lexham Expanded Bible

"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or {can you tie down its mouth with a cord}?

Modern King James verseion

Can you draw out the leviathan with a hook, or hold down his tongue with a cord?

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Darest thou draw out Leviathan with an angle, or bind his tongue with a snare?

NET Bible

"Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook, and tie down its tongue with a rope?

New Heart English Bible

"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

The Emphasized Bible

Canst thou draw out the Crocodile with a fish-hook? Or, with a cord, canst thou fasten down his tongue?

Webster

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

World English Bible

"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

Youngs Literal Translation

Dost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down -- his tongue?

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
Canst thou draw out
משׁך 
Mashak 
Usage: 36

לויתן 
Livyathan 
Usage: 6

with an hook
חכּה 
Chakkah 
Usage: 3

or his tongue
לשׁנה לשׁן לשׁון 
Lashown 
Usage: 116

with a cord
חבל חבל 
Chebel 
Usage: 62

References

Images Job 41:1

Context Readings

The Lord Continues: Can You Conquer Leviathan, Job?

1 Wilt thou draw out the leviathan with the hook, and press down his tongue with a cord? 2 Wilt thou put a rush-rope into his nose, and pierce his jaw with a spike?



Cross References

Job 3:8

Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to rouse Leviathan;

Psalm 104:26

There go the ships; there that leviathan, which thou hast formed to play therein.

Isaiah 27:1

In that day Jehovah, with his sore and great and strong sword, will visit leviathan the fleeing serpent, and leviathan the crooked serpent; and he will slay the monster that is in the sea.

Psalm 74:14

Thou didst break in pieces the heads of leviathan, thou gavest him to be meat to those that people the desert.

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