Job 41:23

Job 41:23 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The flakes of his flesh are joined together: they are firm in themselves; they cannot be moved.
• New International Version (NIV)The folds of its flesh are tightly joined; they are firm and immovable.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The folds of his flesh stick together, firmly cast on him and immovable.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The folds of his flesh are joined together; They are firm on him and cannot be moved.

Context of Job 41:23

21His breath kindles coals, And a flame goes forth from his mouth. 22In Leviathan’s neck resides strength, And dismay and terror dance before him. The folds of his flesh are joined together, Firm on him and immobile [when he moves]. 24His heart is as hard as a stone, Indeed, as solid as a lower millstone. 25When he raises himself up, the mighty are afraid; Because of the crashing they are bewildered.

Job 41:23 word by word

מַפְּלֵ֣י בְשָׂר֣וֹ דָבֵ֑קוּ יָצ֥וּק עָ֝לָ֗יו בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The flakesמַפָּלmappâl · refuseH4651
• of his fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320
• are joined togetherדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
• they are firmיָצַקyâtsaq · to pour: cast metalH3332
• in themselves; they cannot be movedמוֹטmôţ · to shakeH4131

Cross-references for Job 41:23

• Job 41:17They are joined one to another; They stick together and cannot be separated.

Commentaries on Job 41:23

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23The flakes of his flesh - His muscles are strongly and firmly compacted.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The flakes of his flesh are joined together - Margin, “fallings.” The Hebrew word used here means anything “falling,” or “pendulous,” and the reference here is, probably, to the pendulous parts of the flesh of the animal; the flabby parts; the dew-laps. In animals commonly these parts about the neck and belly are soft, pendulous, and contribute little to their strength. The meaning here is, that in the leviathan, instead of being thus flabby and…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. flakes--rather, "dewlaps"; that which falls down (Margin). They are "joined" fast and firm, together, not hanging loose, as in the ox. are firm--Umbreit and Maurer, "are spread." in themselves--rather, "upon him."Read the comment

Topics related to Job 41:23

• God

In the dictionaries

• Comely
• Iron
• Lay
• Leap
• Leviathan
• Flake
• Night-Monster

Commentaries on Job 41

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary