Job 41:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? | Can you pet him like a bird or put him on a leash for your maidens? | Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens? |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ¿ will you play | הַֽתְשַׂחֶק־ | hat-sa-chek- | H7832 | to laughשָׂחַק (sa.chaq) 1) to laugh, play, mock 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to laugh (usually in contempt or derision) 1a2) to sport, play 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to make sport 1b2) to jest 1b3) to play (including instrumental music, singing, dancing) 1c) (Hiphil) to laugh mockingly |
| like the bird | כַּצִּפּ֑וֹר | ka-tzi-POR | H6833 | birdצִפּוֹר (tsip.por) 1) bird, fowl 1a) bird (singular) 1b) birds (coll) Aramaic equivalent: tse.phar (צְפַר "bird" H6853) |
| and will you bind? it | וְ֝תִקְשְׁרֶ֗נּוּ | ve-tik-she-RE-nu | H7194 | to conspireקָשַׁר (qa.shar) 1) to bind, tie, bind together, league together, conspire 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, confine 1a2) to league together, conspire 1b) (Niphal) to be bound, be bound up 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to bind on 1c2) to bind fast 1c3) to bind, tie 1c4) to bind to oneself 1d) (Pual) robust, vigorous (participle) 1e) (Hithpael) to conspire |
| for girls your | לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ | le-na-'a-ro-TEI-kha | H5291 | maidenנַעֲרָה (na.a.rah) 1) girl, damsel, female servant 1a) girl, damsel, little girl 1a1) of young woman, marriageable young woman, concubine, prostitute 1b) maid, female attendant, female servant |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.