Job 41:4

What does Job 41:4 mean?

A plain-English look at Job 41:4 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever?

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Doth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can go into the midst of his mouth?

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him as a bondman for ever?

Context

v.3Will he make many supplications unto thee? Or will he speak soft words unto thee?

v.4This passage

v.5Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Genesis 1:28

    And God blessed them: and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the birds of the heavens, and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth.

  • Psalms 8:5

    For thou hast made him but little lower than God, And crownest him with glory and honor.

  • 1 Kings 20:31

    And his servants said unto him, Behold now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful kings: let us, we pray thee, put sackcloth on our loins, and ropes upon our heads, and go out to the king of Israel: peradventure he will save thy life.

  • Exodus 21:6

    then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever.

  • Deuteronomy 15:17

    then thou shalt take an awl, and thrust it through his ear unto the door, and he shall be thy servant for ever. And also unto thy maid-servant thou shalt do likewise.

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