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it laughs at the rattling of the lance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Clubs are like a blade of grass, and it laughs at the swish of javelins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Clubs are counted as stubble; he laughs at the rattle of javelins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Darts are regarded as straw; He laughs at the threat of javelins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Clubs are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rattling of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Clubs are regarded as stubble; It laughs at the rattling of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Clubs [also] are regarded as stubble; He laughs at the rushing <i>and</i> the rattling of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A club is regarded as stubble, and he laughs at the sound of a javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A club is regarded as stubble, and he laughs at the sound of a javelin. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Clubs are counted as stubble: He laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />it simply smiles at spears, and striking it with a stick is like slapping it with straw. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Clubs are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the rushing of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />It considers clubs to be like stubble, and it laughs at a rattling javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />To him a club is a piece of straw, and he laughs when men throw spears. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Clubs are like twigs; he laughs at the whoosh of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A club is regarded as straw, and he laughs at the sound of the lance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A club is counted as a piece of straw; it laughs at the rattling of the lance. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Darts are counted as stubble: he laugheth at the shaking of a spear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Clubs are counted as stubble. He laughs at the rushing of the javelin. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Darts have been reckoned as stubble, "" And he laughs at the shaking of a javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> As stubble have darts been reckoned, And he laugheth at the shaking of a javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />The bludgeon was reckoned to him for stubble: and he will laugh at the shaking of the javelin.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />As stubble will he esteem the hammer, and he will laugh him to scorn who shaketh the spear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 41:20>He will treat the hammer as if it were stubble, and he will ridicule those who brandish the spear.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Clubs he regards as straw; he laughs at the crash of the spear. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Clubs are counted as chaff; it laughs at the rattle of javelins.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He considers iron like straw, and brass like rotten wood.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />He laughs at a spear<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Clubs are accounted as stubble; He laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Mauls are counted as stubble; and he laughs to scorn the waving of the firebrand.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/41-29.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XAwuD5NuZq0?start=6553" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">God's Power Shown in Leviathan</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">28</span>No arrow can make him flee; slingstones become like chaff to him. <span class="reftext">29</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/8455.htm" title="8455: ṯō·w·ṯāḥ (N-ms) -- (a weapon) perhaps club, mace. From an unused root meaning to smite; a club.">A club</a> <a href="/hebrew/2803.htm" title="2803: neḥ·šə·ḇū (V-Nifal-Perf-3cp) -- To think, account. ">is regarded</a> <a href="/hebrew/7179.htm" title="7179: kə·qaš (Prep-k:: N-ms) -- Stubble, chaff. From qashash; straw.">as straw,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7832.htm" title="7832: wə·yiś·ḥaq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf-3ms) -- To laugh. A primitive root; to laugh; by implication, to play.">and he laughs</a> <a href="/hebrew/7494.htm" title="7494: lə·ra·‘aš (Prep-l:: N-msc) -- A quaking, shaking. From ra'ash; vibration, bounding, uproar.">at the sound</a> <a href="/hebrew/3591.htm" title="3591: kî·ḏō·wn (N-ms) -- A dart, javelin. From the same as kiyd; properly, something to strike with, i.e. A dart.">of the lance.</a> </span><span class="reftext">30</span>His undersides are jagged potsherds, spreading out the mud like a threshing sledge.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/18-34.htm">Psalm 18:34</a></span><br />He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/27-1.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a></span><br />In that day the LORD will take His sharp, great, and mighty sword, and bring judgment on Leviathan the fleeing serpent—Leviathan the coiling serpent—and He will slay the dragon of the sea.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/44-6.htm">Psalm 44:6</a></span><br />For I do not trust in my bow, nor does my sword save me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-20.htm">Jeremiah 51:20-23</a></span><br />“You are My war club, My weapon for battle. With you I shatter nations; with you I bring kingdoms to ruin. / With you I shatter the horse and rider; with you I shatter the chariot and driver. / With you I shatter man and woman; with you I shatter the old man and the youth; with you I shatter the young man and the maiden. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_samuel/22-35.htm">2 Samuel 22:35</a></span><br />He trains my hands for battle; my arms can bend a bow of bronze.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/91-13.htm">Psalm 91:13</a></span><br />You will tread on the lion and cobra; you will trample the young lion and serpent.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/41-15.htm">Isaiah 41:15-16</a></span><br />Behold, I will make you into a threshing sledge, new and sharp, with many teeth. You will thresh the mountains and crush them, and reduce the hills to chaff. / You will winnow them, and a wind will carry them away; a gale will scatter them. But you will rejoice in the LORD; you will glory in the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/144-1.htm">Psalm 144:1</a></span><br />Of David. Blessed be the LORD, my Rock, who trains my hands for war, my fingers for battle.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/49-2.htm">Isaiah 49:2</a></span><br />He made My mouth like a sharp sword; He hid Me in the shadow of His hand. He made Me like a polished arrow; He hid Me in His quiver.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/7-12.htm">Psalm 7:12-13</a></span><br />If one does not repent, God will sharpen His sword; He has bent and strung His bow. / He has prepared His deadly weapons; He ordains His arrows with fire.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Isaiah 59:17</a></span><br />He put on righteousness like a breastplate, and the helmet of salvation on His head; He put on garments of vengeance and wrapped Himself in a cloak of zeal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Ephesians 6:16</a></span><br />In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/10-4.htm">2 Corinthians 10:4</a></span><br />The weapons of our warfare are not the weapons of the flesh. Instead, they have divine power to demolish strongholds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/4-12.htm">Hebrews 4:12</a></span><br />For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/19-15.htm">Revelation 19:15</a></span><br />And from His mouth proceeds a sharp sword with which to strike down the nations, and He will rule them with an iron scepter. He treads the winepress of the fury of the wrath of God the Almighty.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Darts are counted as stubble: he laughs at the shaking of a spear.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">2 Chronicles 26:14</a></b></br> And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings <i>to cast</i> stones.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/34-6.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/job/41-11.htm">Better</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-23.htm">Club</a> <a href="/luke/22-52.htm">Clubs</a> <a href="/job/34-6.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/job/41-7.htm">Darts</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/job/41-26.htm">Javelin</a> <a href="/2_samuel/18-14.htm">Javelins</a> <a href="/job/39-22.htm">Laughs</a> <a href="/job/13-25.htm">Leaf</a> <a href="/job/40-17.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Onrush</a> <a href="/job/41-24.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/job/39-23.htm">Rattle</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Rattling</a> <a href="/job/35-2.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/job/31-26.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/job/40-23.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/job/15-21.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/job/41-26.htm">Spear</a> <a href="/job/41-5.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/job/41-17.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/job/41-27.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/job/41-28.htm">Stubble</a> <a href="/job/39-10.htm">Thick</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/22-30.htm">Accounted</a> <a href="/psalms/37-16.htm">Better</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-18.htm">Club</a> <a href="/ezekiel/39-9.htm">Clubs</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Counted</a> <a href="/ephesians/6-16.htm">Darts</a> <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Grass</a> <a href="/psalms/35-3.htm">Javelin</a> <a href="/jeremiah/46-4.htm">Javelins</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-25.htm">Laughs</a> <a href="/psalms/1-3.htm">Leaf</a> <a href="/job/41-31.htm">Makes</a> <a href="/ezekiel/30-16.htm">Onrush</a> <a href="/job/42-11.htm">Piece</a> <a href="/job/39-23.htm">Rattle</a> <a href="/ezekiel/37-7.htm">Rattling</a> <a href="/psalms/40-5.htm">Reckoned</a> <a href="/psalms/44-22.htm">Regarded</a> <a href="/psalms/7-2.htm">Rushing</a> <a href="/job/41-32.htm">Seems</a> <a href="/psalms/18-45.htm">Shaking</a> <a href="/psalms/35-3.htm">Spear</a> <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Sport</a> <a href="/psalms/38-2.htm">Stick</a> <a href="/isaiah/11-7.htm">Straw</a> <a href="/psalms/83-13.htm">Stubble</a> <a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Thick</a><div class="vheading2">Job 41</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/job/41-1.htm">Of God's great power in the leviathan</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/41.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/job/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/job/41.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>A club is regarded as straw</b><br>In this passage, the imagery of a club being regarded as straw emphasizes the immense strength and invulnerability of the creature described, often identified as Leviathan. In ancient Near Eastern cultures, a club was a common weapon, symbolizing power and authority. The comparison to straw, a material easily broken and insignificant, highlights the futility of human efforts against such a formidable creature. This reflects the broader theme in Job of human limitations in the face of God's creation. The Leviathan is often seen as a symbol of chaos and evil, yet it is under God's control, illustrating His sovereignty over all creation.<p><b>and he laughs at the sound of the lance</b><br>The phrase suggests the creature's fearlessness and disdain for human weaponry. The lance, a weapon used for piercing, would typically be a formidable tool in battle. However, the Leviathan's reaction of laughter indicates its impervious nature and the ineffectiveness of human attempts to subdue it. This can be seen as a metaphor for the challenges and trials that are beyond human control, reinforcing the message that God's wisdom and power surpass human understanding. The laughter can also be seen as a personification, attributing human characteristics to the creature, which is a common literary device in biblical poetry to convey deeper truths. This passage connects to the broader biblical narrative of God's ultimate authority and the futility of opposing His will, as seen in other scriptures like <a href="/psalms/2-4.htm">Psalm 2:4</a>, where God laughs at the plans of the wicked.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A man of great faith and patience, who undergoes severe trials and suffering. The book of Job is a dialogue about his experiences and the nature of God's justice.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/leviathan.htm">Leviathan</a></b><br>A powerful and fearsome creature described in <a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">Job 41</a>, symbolizing chaos and the untamable aspects of creation. The description of Leviathan serves to illustrate God's unmatched power and wisdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, who is responding to Job. God uses the description of Leviathan to demonstrate His sovereignty and the limitations of human understanding.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical text in the Old Testament that addresses the themes of suffering, divine justice, and human limitations.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/ancient_near_east.htm">Ancient Near East</a></b><br>The cultural and historical context of the Book of Job, where mythological creatures like Leviathan were part of the broader account of creation and chaos.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_power.htm">God's Sovereignty and Power</a></b><br>The description of Leviathan emphasizes God's unmatched power and control over creation. No human weapon can harm Leviathan, illustrating that God's creation is beyond human control and understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>The inability to subdue Leviathan serves as a reminder of human limitations. It calls believers to trust in God's wisdom and power, especially when faced with life's challenges.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_the_face_of_chaos.htm">Faith in the Face of Chaos</a></b><br>Just as Leviathan is untamable, life can present chaotic and uncontrollable situations. Believers are encouraged to have faith in God's sovereignty and His ultimate plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/humility_before_god.htm">Humility Before God</a></b><br>Recognizing the power of Leviathan should lead to humility before God. It reminds us of our place in creation and the importance of reverence and awe towards the Creator.<a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(</span>29<span class= "ital">)</span> <span class= "bld">Darts.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">clubs.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 29.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Darts are counted as stubble</span>; rather, <span class="accented">the club is counted as stubble.</span> Maces, either of hard wood or of metal, were used by the Assyrians ('Ancient Monarchies,' vol. 2. p. 64). They had heavy heads, and were quite as effective weapons as either swords or spears. If a strong man could have succeeded in dealing a blow with one on the head of a crocodile, it would probably have proved fatal; but intending assailants were doubtless charged, and scattered "as stubble," before they could find opportunity to strike. He laugheth at the shaking of a spear; rather, <span class="accented">at the rushing of the javelin</span> (see the Revised Version). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/41-29.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A club</span><br /><span class="heb">תוֹתָ֑ח</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·w·ṯāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8455.htm">Strong's 8455: </a> </span><span class="str2">(a weapon) perhaps club, mace</span><br /><br /><span class="word">is regarded</span><br /><span class="heb">נֶחְשְׁב֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(neḥ·šə·ḇū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2803.htm">Strong's 2803: </a> </span><span class="str2">To think, account</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as straw,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּ֭קַשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·qaš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7179.htm">Strong's 7179: </a> </span><span class="str2">Stubble, chaff</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and he laughs</span><br /><span class="heb">וְ֝יִשְׂחַ֗ק</span> <span class="translit">(wə·yiś·ḥaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7832.htm">Strong's 7832: </a> </span><span class="str2">To laugh, to play</span><br /><br /><span class="word">at the sound</span><br /><span class="heb">לְרַ֣עַשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ra·‘aš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7494.htm">Strong's 7494: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vibration, bounding, uproar</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the lance.</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּידֽוֹן׃</span> <span class="translit">(kî·ḏō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3591.htm">Strong's 3591: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something to strike with, a dart </span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/41-29.htm">Job 41:29 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/41-29.htm">OT Poetry: Job 41:29 Clubs are counted as stubble (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/41-28.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 41:28"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 41:28" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/41-30.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 41:30"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 41:30" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>