Job 40:19 in context
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Job 40:19

He is ranked as the greatest (first) of God's (El's) ways (creation),
the one who made him has given him his sword.
[The verse may mean that Behemoth is the first or the greatest animal. This may be a reference to Gen. 1:24, where livestock (Hebr. behemah) is the first group of animals mentioned. The last part of the verse is difficult to translate. The three Hebrew words literally mean "He who formed him – approach – his sword." There are two main interpretations. The first is more figurative, that only God can draw his sword against him. This harmonizes with the rhetorical question in verse 19: "Who can catch him?" The second interpretation is that Behemoth has been given a sword by God. The sword is singular and describes something that may resemble a rhinoceros horn or a powerful tail. In verse 12, the tail is likened to a cedar tree and the sinews in the thighs are described as braided. This structure is typical of dinosaurs, where the sinews helped to keep the tail straight.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

בְּעֵינָיו   יִקָּחֶנּוּ   בְּמוֹקְשִׁים   יִנְקָב   אָף  

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ὁμολογήσω ἄρα ὅτι δύναται ἡ δεξιά σου σῶσαι

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9003
H5869a
H9023
 בְּ (be)
עֵינָ֥י (einaj)
ו (v)
 in
eye
his
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ dual (couple) gen. masculine och feminine dual (2/a couple) Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

R
Ncbdc
Sp3ms
H3947
H9033
 יִקָּחֶ֑ (jiqache)
נּוּ (no)
 to take
him
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
Sp3ms
H9003
H4170
 בְּ֝ (be)
מֽוֹקְשִׁ֗ים (mvóqeshim)
 in
snare
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 R
Ncmpa
H5344a
H9014
 יִנְקָב (jineqav-)
־
to pierce
link
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H0639
H9016
 אָֽף (af)
׃
anger
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

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