Job 40:31

11 translations of 93 that include the Old Testament

Brenton English Septuagint

And all the ships come together would not be able to bear the mere skin of his tail; neither shall they carry his head in fishing-vessels.

Updated Brenton English Septuagint

And all the ships come together would not be able to bear the mere skin of his tail; Neither shall they carry his head in fishing vessels.

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible

Canst thou fill his ohr (skin) with harpoons? Or his head with fishing spears?

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Croatian Bible

Možeš li kopljem njemu kožu izbost ili glavu mu probiti ostima?

French: Bible J.N. Darby

Rempliras-tu sa peau de dards, et sa tête de harpons à poissons ?

German Textbibel

Kannst du sein Haupt mit Stacheln spicken und seinen Kopf mit schwirrenden Harpunen?

SEPTUAGINTA

πᾶν δὲ πλωτὸν συνελθὸν οὐ μὴ ἐνέγκωσι βύρσαν μίαν οὐρᾶς αὐτοῦ καὶ ἐν πλοίοις ἁλιέων κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.

Brenton Septuagint

Πᾶν δὲ πλωτὸν συνελθὸν οὐ μὴ ἐνέγκωσι βύρσαν μίαν οὐρᾶς αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἐν πλοίοις ἁλιέων κεφαλὴν αὐτοῦ.

Hebrew Masoretic OT

הַֽתְמַלֵּ֣א בְשֻׂכֹּ֣ות עֹורֹ֑ו וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל דָּגִ֣ים רֹאשֹֽׁו׃

Mashi Bible

Ka wankarhulungula oluhù lwâge n’ebisônga, nîsi erhi okumuhombôla irhwe n’ecihômbo?

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Hebrew OT (WLC)

הַֽתְמַלֵּ֣א בְשֻׂכּ֣וֹת עוֹר֑וֹ וּבְצִלְצַ֖ל דָּגִ֣ים רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃

Attribution

When was this written?

Traditions differ. Each position is shown rather than one asserted as settled.

Traditional: 2000 BC–1800 BC Unknown
The patriarchal setting and absence of Israelite institutions have long suggested a very early origin.
Critical: 600 BC–400 BC Unknown
Language and the developed treatment of suffering point to the exilic or post-exilic period.

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Elsewhere in the world

Events overlapping when this passage is dated (2000 BC–400 BC).

2600 BC–1900 BC Indus Valley cities India
Harappa and Mohenjo-daro housed tens of thousands, with planned streets and drainage, and a script still undeciphered.
2055 BC–1650 BC Egyptian Middle Kingdom Egypt
Egypt reunified under Theban rule; large-scale irrigation works and the classical form of the Egyptian language date from this period.
1900 BC–1450 BC Minoan palace culture Greece
Crete supported a literate palace society trading across the Aegean long before mainland Greece.
1755 BC–1750 BC Code of Hammurabi Mesopotamia
Babylonian law code inscribed on a basalt stele, covering property, family and injury, and predating the Mosaic law codes.
1600 BC–1046 BC Shang dynasty oracle bones China
The earliest substantial Chinese writing, inscribed on bone and shell for divination.
1600 BC–1178 BC Hittite empire Anatolia
An Anatolian power rivalling Egypt, ended in the Bronze Age collapse.
1200 BC–1150 BC Late Bronze Age collapse Mediterranean
Within roughly two generations most eastern Mediterranean states fell; cities were destroyed, trade networks broke and literacy contracted sharply.
1200 BC–1000 BC Iron working spreads in the Levant Levant
Iron gradually displaced bronze for tools and weapons across the eastern Mediterranean.

Job 40:31

Brenton English Septuagint ☆

Updated Brenton English Septuagint ☆

The Orthodox Jewish Bible - Tanakh and Orthodox Jewish Brit Chadasha - The Holy Bible ☆

Croatian Bible ☆

French: Bible J.N. Darby ☆

German Textbibel ☆

SEPTUAGINTA ☆

Brenton Septuagint ☆

Hebrew Masoretic OT ☆

Mashi Bible ☆

Hebrew OT (WLC) ☆