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

21Its breath would kindle coals, for flames shoot from its mouth. 22“The tremendous strength in Leviathan’s neck strikes terror wherever it goes. Its flesh is hard and firm and cannot be penetrated. 24Its heart is hard as rock, hard as a millstone. 25When it rises, the mighty are afraid, gripped by terror.

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 41:17Each scale sticks tight to the next. They interlock and cannot be penetrated.

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

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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