Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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?

Darby Translation

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

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?

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 Dost thou draw leviathan with an angle? And with a rope thou lettest down -- his tongue? 2 Dost thou put a reed in his nose? And with a thorn pierce his jaw?

Cross References

Job 3:8

Let the cursers of day mark it, Who are ready to wake up Leviathan.

Psalm 104:26

There do ships go: leviathan, That Thou hast formed to play in it.

Isaiah 27:1

In that day lay a charge doth Jehovah, With his sword -- the sharp, and the great, and the strong, On leviathan -- a fleeing serpent, And on leviathan -- a crooked serpent, And He hath slain the dragon that is in the sea.

Psalm 74:14

Thou hast broken the heads of leviathan, Thou makest him food, For the people of the dry places.

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