Job 41:1
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Can you drawתִּמְשֹׁ֣ךְ
(tim·shoch)
4900: to draw, draga prim. root
out Leviathanלִוְיָתָ֣ן
(liv·ya·tan)
3882: "serpent," a sea monster or dragonfrom the same as livyah
with a fishhook?בְּחַכָּ֑ה
(be·chak·kah;)
2443: a hook, fishhookfrom the same as chek
Or press downתַּשְׁקִ֥יעַ
(tash·ki·a')
8257: to sink, sink downa prim. root
his tongueלְשֹׁנֹֽו׃
(le·sho·nov.)
3956: tonguefrom an unused word
with a cord?וּ֝בְחֶ֗בֶל
(u·ve·che·vel)
2256a: cord, territory, bandfrom chabal


















KJV Lexicon
Canst thou draw out
mashak  (maw-shak')
to draw, used in a great variety of applications (including to sow, to sound, to prolong, to develop, to march, to remove, to delay, to be tall, etc.)
leviathan
livyathan  (liv-yaw-thawn')
a wreathed animal, i.e. a serpent (especially the crocodile or some other large sea-monster); figuratively, the constellation of the dragon; also as a symbol of Bab. -- leviathan, mourning.
with an hook
chakkah  (khak-kaw')
a hook (as adhering) -- angle, hook.
or his tongue
lashown  (law-shone')
the tongue (of man or animals), used literally (as the instrument of licking, eating, or speech), and figuratively (speech, an ingot, a fork of flame, a cove of water)
with a cord
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
which thou lettest down
shaqa`  (shaw-kah')
to subside; by implication, to be overflowed, cease; causatively, to abate, subdue -- make deep, let down, drown, quench, sink.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook? Or press down his tongue with a cord?

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

Holman Christian Standard 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?

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

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"Can you pull Leviathan out [of the water] with a fishhook or tie its tongue down with a rope?

King James 2000 Bible
Can you draw out leviathan with a hook? or his tongue with a cord which you let down?
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