Job 41:15
Modern Translations
New International Version
Its back has rows of shields tightly sealed together;

New Living Translation
The scales on its back are like rows of shields tightly sealed together.

English Standard Version
His back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal.

Berean Study Bible
His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.

New American Standard Bible
His strong scales are his pride, Locked as with a tight seal.

NASB 1995
"His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.

NASB 1977
His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.

Amplified Bible
“His strong scales are his pride, Bound together as with a tight seal.

Christian Standard Bible
His pride is in his rows of scales, closely sealed together.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
His pride is in his rows of scales, closely sealed together.

Contemporary English Version
Its back is covered with shield after shield,

Good News Translation
His back is made of rows of shields, fastened together and hard as stone.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Its back has rows of scales that are tightly sealed.

International Standard Version
His protective scales are his pride, they lie sealed tightly together.

NET Bible
Its back has rows of shields, shut up closely together as with a seal;
Classic Translations
King James Bible
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

New King James Version
His rows of scales are his pride, Shut up tightly as with a seal;

King James 2000 Bible
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

New Heart English Bible
Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.

World English Bible
Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.

American King James Version
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

American Standard Version
His'strong scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal.

A Faithful Version
The rows of scales are his pride, shut up with a closed seal;

Darby Bible Translation
The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.

English Revised Version
His strong scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

Webster's Bible Translation
His scales are his pride, shut together as with a close seal.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
(41:6) The maiestie of his scales is like strog shields, and are sure sealed.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
(41:6) His scales are as it were strong shieldes, so fastened together as if they were sealed:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
His body is couered with scales as it were with shyldes, lockte in, kepte, and well copacte together.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
A pride—strong ones of shields, "" Shut up—a close seal.

Young's Literal Translation
A pride -- strong ones of shields, Shut up -- a close seal.

Smith's Literal Translation
Pride of strong shields shut up with a seal of straitness.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
His body is like molten shields, shut close up with scales pressing upon one another.

Catholic Public Domain Version
His body is like shields fused together, like dense scales pressed over one another.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
For in the torrent his mouth is tied up and bound and sealed

Lamsa Bible
Who can open the doors of his mouth? His teeth are terrible round about.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
His scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
His inwards are as brazen plates, and the texture of his skin as a smyrite stone.
















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