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class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/job/41.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />&#8220I will not fail to speak of Leviathan&#8217s limbs, its strength and its graceful form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“I want to emphasize Leviathan’s limbs and its enormous strength and graceful form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, or his mighty strength, or his goodly frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“I will not conceal his limbs, His mighty power, or his graceful proportions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“I will not be silent about his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his graceful frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Or his mighty strength, or his orderly frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“I will not keep silence concerning its limbs, Or its mighty strength or its graceful frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his orderly frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I cannot be silent about his limbs, his power, and his graceful proportions.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />I cannot be silent about his limbs, his power, and his graceful proportions. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, Nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />What powerful legs, what a stout body this monster possesses! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his comely proportion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"I will not be silent about Leviathan's limbs, its strength, or its graceful form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Let me tell you about Leviathan's legs and describe how great and strong he is. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"I won't be silent concerning his limbs, his mighty strength, and orderly frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and graceful form.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />I will not keep silent about its limbs, and the extent of its might, and the grace of its arrangement. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“I will not keep silence concerning his limbs, nor his mighty strength, nor his goodly frame. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />I do not keep silent concerning his parts, "" And the matter of might, "" And the grace of his arrangement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> I do not keep silent concerning his parts, And the matter of might, And the grace of his arrangement.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />I will not be silent for him, and the word of powers and the beauty of his preparation.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />I will not spare him, nor his mighty words, and framed to make supplication. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 41:3>I will not spare him, nor his powerful words and counterfeit attempts at supplication.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />I need hardly mention his limbs, his strength, and the fitness of his equipment. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />“I will not keep silence concerning its limbs, or its mighty strength, or its splendid frame.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Whatever is under the whole heaven is mine.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And I shall not be silent at his strength and at the sinews of his power<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, Or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />I will not be silent because of him: though because of his power <i>one</i> shall pity his antagonist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/41-12.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=6464" 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">11</span>Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Prep:: 3ms) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">I cannot</a> <a href="/hebrew/2790.htm" title="2790: ’a·ḥă·rîš (V-Hifil-Imperf-1cs) -- To cut in, engrave, plow, devise.">keep silent</a> <a href="/hebrew/907.htm" title="907: bad·dāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Empty, idle talk. From bada'; a brag or lie; also a liar.">about his limbs,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: ū·ḏə·ḇar- (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1369.htm" title="1369: gə·ḇū·rō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Strength, might. Feminine passive participle from the same as gibbowr; force; by implication, valor, victory.">his power</a> <a href="/hebrew/2433.htm" title="2433: wə·ḥîn (Conj-w:: N-msc) -- Perhaps beauty. Another form for chen; beauty.">and graceful</a> <a href="/hebrew/6187.htm" title="6187: ‘er·kōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- An order, row, estimate. From arak; a pile, equipment, estimate.">form.</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle?…<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/104-24.htm">Psalm 104:24-26</a></span><br />How many are Your works, O LORD! In wisdom You have made them all; the earth is full of Your creatures. / Here is the sea, vast and wide, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both great and small. / There the ships pass, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.<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="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3-5</a></span><br />Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’ / But I will put hooks in your jaws and cause the fish of your streams to cling to your scales. I will haul you up out of your rivers, and all the fish of your streams will cling to your scales. / I will leave you in the desert, you and all the fish of your streams. You will fall on the open field and will not be taken away or gathered for burial. I have given you as food to the beasts of the earth and the birds of the air.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/74-13.htm">Psalm 74:13-14</a></span><br />You divided the sea by Your strength; You smashed the heads of the dragons of the sea; / You crushed the heads of Leviathan; You fed him to the creatures of the desert.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/51-9.htm">Isaiah 51:9-10</a></span><br />Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD. Wake up as in days past, as in generations of old. Was it not You who cut Rahab to pieces, who pierced through the dragon? / Was it not You who dried up the sea, the waters of the great deep, who made a road in the depths of the sea for the redeemed to cross over?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/1-21.htm">Genesis 1:21</a></span><br />So God created the great sea creatures and every living thing that moves, with which the waters teemed according to their kinds, and every winged bird after its kind. And God saw that it was good.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-10.htm">Psalm 89:10</a></span><br />You crushed Rahab like a carcass; You scattered Your enemies with Your mighty arm.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/148-7.htm">Psalm 148:7</a></span><br />Praise the LORD from the earth, all great sea creatures and ocean depths,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/43-16.htm">Isaiah 43:16-17</a></span><br />Thus says the LORD, who makes a way in the sea and a path through the surging waters, / who brings out the chariots and horses, the armies and warriors together, to lie down, never to rise again; to be extinguished, snuffed out like a wick:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/9-3.htm">Amos 9:3</a></span><br />Though they hide themselves atop Carmel, there I will track them and seize them; and though they hide from Me at the bottom of the sea, there I will command the serpent to bite them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-3.htm">Revelation 12:3-9</a></span><br />Then another sign appeared in heaven: a huge red dragon with seven heads, ten horns, and seven royal crowns on his heads. / His tail swept a third of the stars from the sky, hurling them to the earth. And the dragon stood before the woman who was about to give birth, ready to devour her child as soon as she gave birth. / And she gave birth to a son, a male child, who will rule all the nations with an iron scepter. And her child was caught up to God and to His throne. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1-4</a></span><br />Then I saw a beast with ten horns and seven heads rising out of the sea. There were ten royal crowns on its horns and blasphemous names on its heads. / The beast I saw was like a leopard, with the feet of a bear and the mouth of a lion. And the dragon gave the beast his power and his throne and great authority. / One of the heads of the beast appeared to have been mortally wounded. But the mortal wound was healed, and the whole world marveled and followed the beast. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-8.htm">Revelation 17:8</a></span><br />The beast that you saw—it was, and now is no more, but is about to come up out of the Abyss and go to its destruction. And those who dwell on the earth whose names were not written in the Book of Life from the foundation of the world will marvel when they see the beast that was, and is not, and yet will be.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/20-1.htm">Revelation 20:1-3</a></span><br />Then I saw an angel coming down from heaven with the key to the Abyss, holding in his hand a great chain. / He seized the dragon, that ancient serpent who is the devil and Satan, and bound him for a thousand years. / And he threw him into the Abyss, shut it, and sealed it over him, so that he could not deceive the nations until the thousand years were complete. After that, he must be released for a brief period of time.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a></span><br />For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.</p><p class="hdg">comely</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/1-25.htm">Genesis 1:25</a></b></br> And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and God saw that <i>it was</i> good.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/28-13.htm">Arrangement</a> <a href="/job/40-10.htm">Array</a> <a href="/job/11-3.htm">Boastings</a> <a href="/job/40-16.htm">Body</a> <a href="/job/40-22.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/job/31-16.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/job/17-7.htm">Frame</a> <a href="/job/39-13.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/job/11-19.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-23.htm">Graceful</a> <a href="/job/40-18.htm">Limbs</a> <a href="/job/32-18.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/job/37-23.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/judges/6-26.htm">Orderly</a> <a href="/job/38-36.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/job/40-16.htm">Power</a> <a href="/1_kings/7-36.htm">Proportion</a> <a href="/job/40-12.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/job/39-24.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/job/31-34.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/job/34-29.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/job/41-3.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/esther/10-2.htm">Story</a> <a href="/job/40-16.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/job/37-20.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/job/41-3.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/43-11.htm">Arrangement</a> <a href="/psalms/5-3.htm">Array</a> <a href="/isaiah/16-6.htm">Boastings</a> <a href="/psalms/16-9.htm">Body</a> <a href="/psalms/27-5.htm">Conceal</a> <a href="/psalms/6-7.htm">Fail</a> <a href="/job/42-15.htm">Fair</a> <a href="/psalms/94-20.htm">Frame</a> <a href="/psalms/16-6.htm">Goodly</a> <a href="/psalms/5-12.htm">Grace</a> <a href="/proverbs/1-9.htm">Graceful</a> <a href="/songs/5-15.htm">Limbs</a> <a href="/psalms/45-1.htm">Matter</a> <a href="/job/41-25.htm">Mighty</a> <a href="/luke/1-3.htm">Orderly</a> <a href="/job/41-30.htm">Parts</a> <a href="/psalms/13-2.htm">Power</a> <a href="/acts/11-29.htm">Proportion</a> <a href="/job/41-34.htm">Proud</a> <a href="/psalms/23-2.htm">Quiet</a> <a href="/psalms/8-2.htm">Silence</a> <a href="/psalms/4-4.htm">Silent</a> <a href="/job/42-4.htm">Speak</a> <a href="/psalms/44-1.htm">Story</a> <a href="/job/41-22.htm">Strength</a> <a href="/psalms/12-2.htm">Talk</a> <a href="/job/42-3.htm">Words</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>I cannot keep silent about his limbs</b><br>This phrase suggests the speaker's awe and compulsion to describe the creature's physical attributes. In the context of <a href="/job/41.htm">Job 41</a>, God is speaking to Job about the Leviathan, a powerful sea creature. The Leviathan is often interpreted as a symbol of chaos and untamable power, reflecting God's sovereignty over all creation. The mention of "limbs" emphasizes the creature's formidable physical presence, which no human can control. This can be connected to other biblical references to God's creation, such as <a href="/psalms/104-26.htm">Psalm 104:26</a>, where Leviathan is mentioned as part of God's wondrous works.<p><b>his power</b><br>The power of the Leviathan is a central theme in this passage, illustrating the creature's might and the futility of human efforts to subdue it. This power serves as a metaphor for God's own unmatched strength and authority over the universe. The historical context of ancient Near Eastern mythology often depicted sea monsters as symbols of chaos, which God alone could conquer. This reflects the biblical theme of God's dominion over all forces, both natural and supernatural, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/27.htm">Isaiah 27:1</a>, where God is described as punishing the Leviathan.<p><b>and graceful form</b><br>The description of the Leviathan's "graceful form" highlights the creature's beauty and elegance, despite its terrifying power. This juxtaposition of grace and strength can be seen as a reflection of God's own nature, combining majesty with might. In the cultural context of the time, beauty and form were often associated with divine craftsmanship, suggesting that even the most fearsome creatures are part of God's intentional design. This can be related to the broader biblical theme of God's creation being both fearsome and beautiful, as seen in <a href="/psalms/19.htm">Psalm 19:1</a>, which speaks of the heavens declaring the glory of God.<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/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The speaker in this passage, who is responding to Job. God is emphasizing His power and the majesty of His creation, particularly through the description of the Leviathan.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/l/leviathan.htm">Leviathan</a></b><br>A powerful and fearsome creature described in the book of Job. It symbolizes God's unmatched power in creation and serves as a reminder of human limitations.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_book_of_job.htm">The Book of Job</a></b><br>A poetic and philosophical book in the Old Testament that explores themes of suffering, divine justice, and the sovereignty of God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/c/creation.htm">Creation</a></b><br>The broader context of God's discourse in <a href="/bsb/job/38.htm">Job 38-41</a>, where He speaks of His creation to demonstrate His wisdom and power.<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 serves as a reminder of God's unmatched power and sovereignty over all creation. We are called to trust in His wisdom and authority, even when we do not understand His ways.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>The passage highlights human limitations in understanding and controlling the natural world. It encourages humility and reliance on God, who is the Creator and Sustainer of all things.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_majesty_of_creation.htm">The Majesty of Creation</a></b><br>Reflecting on the beauty and complexity of creation, as exemplified by Leviathan, can lead us to worship and revere God more deeply.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_justice.htm">Trust in God's Justice</a></b><br>Even when faced with suffering and unanswered questions, like Job, we can trust in God's ultimate justice and goodness.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_job_41.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Job 41</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_bible_say_about_dinosaurs.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on dinosaurs?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_include_myths_like_leviathan.htm">Why do biblical texts include myths like the Leviathan and Behemoth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_job_7_12_imply_myth_over_history.htm">In Job 7:12, why does Job reference the sea or a monstrous creature (possibly Leviathan)--and does this suggest any mythological element at odds with a strictly historical reading of Scripture?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_leviathan_so_realistic_in_job_41.htm">If Leviathan is a metaphorical creature, why does Job 41 depict it with such realistic physical traits and capabilities?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> <span class="cmt_word">- I will not conceal his parts, nor his power, nor his comely proportion.</span> The further description is introduced by this formal announcement, which is perhaps best rendered, <span class="accented">I will not keep silence concerning his limbs</span> <span class="accented">nor concerning the matter of his might</span> <span class="accented">or the comeliness of his proportion</span> (see the Revised Version); <span class="accented">i.e.</span> I will enter upon these points <span class="accented">seriatim</span> and set them forth severally. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/41-12.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">I cannot</span><br /><span class="heb">לֽוֹ־</span> <span class="translit">(lōw-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">keep silent</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרִ֥ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rîš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2790.htm">Strong's 2790: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut in, engrave, plow, devise</span><br /><br /><span class="word">about his limbs,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּדָּ֑יו</span> <span class="translit">(bad·dāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_905.htm">Strong's 905: </a> </span><span class="str2">Separation, a part of the body, branch of a, tree, bar for, carrying, chief of</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his power</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּ֝בוּר֗וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇū·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1369.htm">Strong's 1369: </a> </span><span class="str2">Force, valor, victory</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his graceful</span><br /><span class="heb">וְחִ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḥîn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2433.htm">Strong's 2433: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps beauty</span><br /><br /><span class="word">form.</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃</span> <span class="translit">(‘er·kōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6187.htm">Strong's 6187: </a> </span><span class="str2">A pile, equipment, estimate</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/41-12.htm">Job 41:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/41-12.htm">OT Poetry: Job 41:12 I will not keep silence concerning his (Jb) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/job/41-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Job 41:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Job 41:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/job/41-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Job 41:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Job 41:13" /></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>