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Will they divide it up among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/job/41.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Will merchants try to buy it to sell it in their shops?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/job/41.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/job/41.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/job/41.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Will <i>your</i> companions make a banquet of him? Will they apportion him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/job/41.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Will the traders bargain for him? Will they divide him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/job/41.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Will the traders bargain over him? Will they divide him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/job/41.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Will the traders bargain over him? Will they divide him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/job/41.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Will the traders bargain over it? Will they divide it among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/job/41.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Will traders bargain over him? Will they divide him up among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/job/41.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will traders bargain for him or divide him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/job/41.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will traders bargain for him or divide him among the merchants? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/job/41.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Will the bands of fishermen make traffic of him? Will they part him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/job/41.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Is it ever chopped up and its pieces bargained for in the fish-market? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/job/41.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Shall the bands of fishermen make traffic of him? shall they part him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/job/41.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Will traders bargain over it and divide it among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/job/41.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Will fishermen bargain over him? Will merchants cut him up to sell? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/job/41.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Will your business be able to buy him, Will you divide him among your merchant friends?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/job/41.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Will traders barter for him or divide him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/job/41.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Will partners bargain for it? Will they divide it up among the merchants? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/job/41.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Will traders barter for him? Will they part him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/job/41.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/job/41.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Will traders barter for him? Will they part him among the merchants? <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/job/41.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />(Companions feast on him, "" They divide him among the merchants!)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/job/41.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> (Feast upon him do companions, They divide him among the merchants!)<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/job/41.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Shall companions give a feast upon him? shall they divide him between the Canaanites?<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/job/41.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Shall friends cut him in pieces, shall merchants divide him? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/job/41.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br /><V 40:25>Will your friends cut him into pieces, will dealers distribute him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/job/41.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Will the traders bargain for him? Will the merchants divide him up? <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/job/41.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Will traders bargain over it? Will they divide it up among the merchants?<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/job/41.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Shall fishermen gather over him? Shall they divide him among many people?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/job/41.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Shall companions be gathered for him and divide him among many?<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/job/41.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Will the bands of fishermen make a banquet of him? Will they part him among the merchants?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/job/41.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And do the nations feed upon him, and the nations of the Phoenicians share him?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/job/41-6.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=6426" 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">5</span>Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens? <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/2271.htm" title="2271: ḥab·bā·rîm (N-mp) -- Associate, partner (in a trade). From chabar; a partner.">Will traders</a> <a href="/hebrew/3739.htm" title="3739: yiḵ·rū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To trade, get by trade. Usually assigned as a primitive root, but probably only a special application of karah; to purchase.">barter</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ā·lāw (Prep:: 3ms) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">for him</a> <a href="/hebrew/2673.htm" title="2673: ye·ḥĕ·ṣū·hū (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp:: 3ms) -- To divide. A primitive root); to cut or split in two; to halve.">or divide him</a> <a href="/hebrew/996.htm" title="996: bên (Prep) -- An interval, space between. ">among</a> <a href="/hebrew/3669.htm" title="3669: kə·na·‘ă·nîm (N-proper-mp) -- Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan. Patrial from Kna'an; a Kenaanite or inhabitant of Kenaan; by implication, a pedlar.">the merchants?</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>Can you fill his hide with harpoons or his head with fishing spears?…<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/104-25.htm">Psalm 104:25-26</a></span><br />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</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.’<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</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?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/12-9.htm">Revelation 12:9</a></span><br />And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/13-1.htm">Revelation 13:1</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/89-9.htm">Psalm 89:9-10</a></span><br />You rule the raging sea; when its waves mount up, You still them. / 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="/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="/ezekiel/32-2.htm">Ezekiel 32:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, take up a lament for Pharaoh king of Egypt and say to him: ‘You are like a lion among the nations; you are like a monster in the seas. You thrash about in your rivers, churning up the waters with your feet and muddying the streams.’<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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/11-30.htm">Luke 11:30</a></span><br />For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Jonah 1:17</a></span><br />Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.<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="/exodus/7-9.htm">Exodus 7:9-12</a></span><br />“When Pharaoh tells you, ‘Perform a miracle,’ you are to say to Aaron, ‘Take your staff and throw it down before Pharaoh,’ and it will become a serpent.” / So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh and did just as the LORD had commanded. Aaron threw his staff down before Pharaoh and his officials, and it became a serpent. / But Pharaoh called the wise men and sorcerers and magicians of Egypt, and they also did the same things by their magic arts. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Shall the companions make a banquet of him? shall they part him among the merchants?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/14-11.htm">Judges 14:11</a></b></br> And it came to pass, when they saw him, that they brought thirty companions to be with him.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/job/39-5.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/job/1-4.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/job/6-27.htm">Bargain</a> <a href="/job/6-27.htm">Barter</a> <a href="/job/35-4.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/job/38-25.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/job/27-17.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/job/39-30.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/luke/5-2.htm">Fishermen</a> <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/job/38-36.htm">Part</a> <a href="/hebrews/10-33.htm">Partners</a> <a href="/job/35-16.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/nehemiah/13-20.htm">Traders</a> <a href="/1_kings/10-15.htm">Traffic</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/psalms/2-3.htm">Bands</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-15.htm">Banquet</a> <a href="/isaiah/36-8.htm">Bargain</a> <a href="/lamentations/1-11.htm">Barter</a> <a href="/psalms/38-11.htm">Companions</a> <a href="/psalms/12-3.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/psalms/22-18.htm">Divide</a> <a href="/psalms/22-26.htm">Feast</a> <a href="/isaiah/19-8.htm">Fishermen</a> <a href="/psalms/107-23.htm">Merchants</a> <a href="/job/42-12.htm">Part</a> <a href="/matthew/23-30.htm">Partners</a> <a href="/psalms/30-9.htm">Profit</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-24.htm">Traders</a> <a href="/ezekiel/16-29.htm">Traffic</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>Will traders barter for him</b><br>This phrase suggests the commercial value and trade practices of the ancient Near East. In biblical times, bartering was a common method of trade, where goods and services were exchanged without the use of money. The rhetorical question implies that the creature described, often identified as Leviathan, is beyond the realm of ordinary commerce. This highlights the creature's immense power and uniqueness, suggesting that it cannot be captured or traded like ordinary goods. The mention of traders also reflects the economic activities of the time, where merchants played a crucial role in the distribution of goods across regions.<p><b>or divide him among the merchants?</b><br>The idea of dividing a creature among merchants suggests the practice of distributing valuable goods among multiple buyers, a common practice in ancient trade. This phrase emphasizes the impossibility of capturing and distributing Leviathan, underscoring its formidable nature. The reference to merchants indicates the organized trade networks that existed, with merchants often traveling long distances to acquire and sell goods. This also reflects the broader biblical theme of God's creation being beyond human control or exploitation. The imagery of dividing spoils can be connected to other biblical passages where spoils of war or valuable goods are divided, such as in <a href="/joshua/7-21.htm">Joshua 7:21</a>, but here it serves to highlight the futility of attempting to commodify something as powerful as Leviathan.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/job.htm">Job</a></b><br>A righteous man tested by God through severe trials, including the loss of his wealth, health, and family. The book of Job explores themes of suffering, divine sovereignty, and human righteousness.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/l/leviathan.htm">Leviathan</a></b><br>A powerful sea creature described in <a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">Job 41</a>, symbolizing chaos and the untamable forces of nature. It represents something beyond human control and understanding.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/traders_and_merchants.htm">Traders and Merchants</a></b><br>Individuals engaged in commerce, representing human attempts to control and profit from the natural world.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate speaker in <a href="/bsb/job/41.htm">Job 41</a>, challenging Job's understanding of divine power and sovereignty through the description of Leviathan.<br><br>5. <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 nature of suffering and the relationship between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_creation.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Creation</a></b><br>The description of Leviathan emphasizes God's unmatched power and control over all creation, reminding us of His sovereignty in our lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/human_limitations.htm">Human Limitations</a></b><br>The rhetorical questions about trading Leviathan highlight human limitations in understanding and controlling the world, urging us to trust in God's wisdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_plan.htm">Trust in God's Plan</a></b><br>Just as Job is challenged to trust God's plan despite his suffering, we are called to have faith in God's purposes, even when they are beyond our comprehension.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_pride.htm">The Futility of Human Pride</a></b><br>The inability to tame Leviathan serves as a metaphor for the futility of human pride and self-reliance, encouraging humility before God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_mystery_of_god's_creation.htm">The Mystery of God's Creation</a></b><br>Leviathan represents the mysterious aspects of God's creation, inviting us to marvel at the complexity and beauty of the world He has made.<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/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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israelites_gather_offerings.htm">Numbers 7:1-3: How could the Israelites, while wandering in the wilderness, assemble such large quantities of metals and animals for offerings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_nomads_get_gold_in_exodus_25_2.htm">Exodus 25:2 - How could a nomadic people realistically possess or acquire so much gold and other precious materials in the wilderness?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_view_on_god_vs._satan.htm">What does the Bible say about God versus Satan?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/job/41.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(6) <span class= "bld">Shall the companions make a banquet of him?</span>--Or, <span class= "ital">Shall the bands of fishermen make traffic of him? </span>or, <span class= "ital">dig a pit for him?</span>--the former suiting the parallelism better.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/job/41.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Shall the companions make a banquet of him?</span> rather. <span class="accented">Shall the companions make a traffic of him?</span> By "the companions" we may understand either the guilds or companies of fishermen, which might be regarded as engaged in making the capture, or the travelling bands of merchants, who might be supposed willing to purchase him and carry him away. As no one of these last could be imagined rich enough to make the purchase alone, a further question is asked, <span class="cmt_word">Shall they part him among the merchants?</span> <span class="accented">i.e.</span> allow a number to club together, each taking a share. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/job/41-6.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">Will traders</span><br /><span class="heb">חַבָּרִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(ḥab·bā·rîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2271.htm">Strong's 2271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Associate, partner (in a trade)</span><br /><br /><span class="word">barter</span><br /><span class="heb">יִכְר֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(yiḵ·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3738.htm">Strong's 3738: </a> </span><span class="str2">To dig, to plot, to bore, open</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for him</span><br /><span class="heb">עָ֭לָיו</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·lāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or divide him</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶ֝חֱצ֗וּהוּ</span> <span class="translit">(ye·ḥĕ·ṣū·hū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2673.htm">Strong's 2673: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut, split in two, to halve</span><br /><br /><span class="word">among</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ין</span> <span class="translit">(bên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_996.htm">Strong's 996: </a> </span><span class="str2">An interval, space between</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the merchants?</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּֽנַעֲנִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(kə·na·‘ă·nîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3669.htm">Strong's 3669: </a> </span><span class="str2">Canaanite -- inhabitant of Canaan</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/job/41-6.htm">Job 41:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/job/41-6.htm">OT Poetry: Job 41:6 Will traders barter for him? 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