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Job chapter 41 in Hebrew and English

26 verses, about 2 minutes to read aloud. The Hebrew has its vowel points and the English stands under each verse.

The whole chapter is here, a verse to a line.

הֵן־תֹּחַלְתּוֹ נִכְזָבָה הֲגַם אֶל־מַרְאָיו יֻטָֽל׃

Behold, the hope of him is in vain; Shall not one be cast down even at the sight of him?

לֹא־אַכְזָר כִּי יְעוּרֶנּוּ וּמִי הוּא לְפָנַי יִתְיַצָּֽב׃

None is so fierce that dare stir him up; Who then is able to stand before Me?

מִי הִקְדִּימַנִי וַאֲשַׁלֵּם תַּחַת כָּל־הַשָּׁמַיִם לִי־הֽוּא׃

Who hath given Me anything beforehand, that I should repay him? Whatsoever is under the whole heaven is Mine.

לוֹ־אַחֲרִישׁ בַּדָּיו וּדְבַר־גְּבוּרוֹת וְחִין עֶרְכּֽוֹ׃

Would I keep silence concerning his boastings, or his proud talk, or his fair array of words?

מִי־גִלָּה פְּנֵי לְבוּשׁוֹ בְּכֶפֶל רִסְנוֹ מִי יָבֽוֹא׃

Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?

דַּלְתֵי פָנָיו מִי פִתֵּחַ סְבִיבוֹת שִׁנָּיו אֵימָֽה׃

Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

גַּאֲוָה אֲפִיקֵי מָגִנִּים סָגוּר חוֹתָם צָֽר׃

His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.

אֶחָד בְּאֶחָד יִגַּשׁוּ וְרוּחַ לֹא־יָבוֹא בֵֽינֵיהֶֽם׃

One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.

אִישׁ־בְּאָחִיהוּ יְדֻבָּקוּ יִתְלַכְּדוּ וְלֹא יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ׃

They are joined one to another; They stick together, that they cannot be sundered.

עֲטִישֹׁתָיו תָּהֶל אוֹר וְעֵינָיו כְּעַפְעַפֵּי־שָֽׁחַר׃

His sneezings flash forth light, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.

מִפִּיו לַפִּידִים יַהֲלֹכוּ כִּידוֹדֵי אֵשׁ יִתְמַלָּֽטוּ׃

Out of his mouth go burning torches, and sparks of fire leap forth.

מִנְּחִירָיו יֵצֵא עָשָׁן כְּדוּד נָפוּחַ וְאַגְמֹֽן׃

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.

נַפְשׁוֹ גֶּחָלִים תְּלַהֵט וְלַהַב מִפִּיו יֵצֵֽא׃

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

בְּצַוָּארוֹ יָלִין עֹז וּלְפָנָיו תָּדוּץ דְּאָבָֽה׃

In his neck abideth strength, and dismay danceth before him.

מַפְּלֵי בְשָׂרוֹ דָבֵקוּ יָצוּק עָלָיו בַּל־יִמּֽוֹט׃

The flakes of his flesh are joined together; they are firm upon him; they cannot be moved.

לִבּוֹ יָצוּק כְּמוֹ־אָבֶן וְיָצוּק כְּפֶלַח תַּחְתִּֽית׃

His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.

מִשֵּׂתוֹ יָגוּרוּ אֵלִים מִשְּׁבָרִים יִתְחַטָּֽאוּ׃

When he raiseth himself up, the mighty are afraid; by reason of despair they are beside themselves.

מַשִּׂיגֵהוּ חֶרֶב בְּלִי תָקוּם חֲנִית מַסָּע וְשִׁרְיָֽה׃

If one lay at him with the sword, it will not hold; nor the spear, the dart, nor the pointed shaft.

יַחְשֹׁב לְתֶבֶן בַּרְזֶל לְעֵץ רִקָּבוֹן נְחוּשָֽׁה׃

He esteemeth iron as straw, and brass as rotten wood.

לֹא־יַבְרִיחֶנּוּ בֶן־קָשֶׁת לְקַשׁ נֶהְפְּכוּ־לוֹ אַבְנֵי־קָֽלַע׃

The arrow cannot make him flee; slingstones are turned with him into stubble.

כְּקַשׁ נֶחְשְׁבוּ תוֹתָח וְיִשְׂחַק לְרַעַשׁ כִּידֽוֹן׃

Clubs are accounted as stubble; He laugheth at the rattling of the javelin.

תַּחְתָּיו חַדּוּדֵי חָרֶשׂ יִרְפַּד חָרוּץ עֲלֵי־טִֽיט׃

Sharpest potsherds are under him; He spreadeth a threshing-sledge upon the mire.

יַרְתִּיחַ כַּסִּיר מְצוּלָה יָם יָשִׂים כַּמֶּרְקָחָֽה׃

He maketh the deep to boil like a pot; He maketh the sea like a seething mixture.

אַחֲרָיו יָאִיר נָתִיב יַחְשֹׁב תְּהוֹם לְשֵׂיבָֽה׃

He maketh a path to shine after him; One would think the deep to be hoary.

אֵין־עַל־עָפָר מָשְׁלוֹ הֶעָשׂוּ לִבְלִי־חָת׃

Upon earth there is not his like who is made to be fearless.

אֵת־כָּל־גָּבֹהַּ יִרְאֶה הוּא מֶלֶךְ עַל־כָּל־בְּנֵי־שָֽׁחַץ׃

He looketh at all high things; He is king over all the proud beasts.

The Hebrew is the Leningrad Codex, free to view and copy, compared letter by letter with a second edition, Miqra according to the Masorah, under the CC BY-SA licence. The English is the Jewish Publication Society translation of 1917, in the public domain.

Where this chapter stands in the Tanakh.

  • Chapter 41 of the 42 chapters of Job
  • Job is one of the Writings
  • 26 verses, 177 words, about 2 minutes to read

Job has 42 chapters, and each one has its own page.

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Questions about this chapter

How many verses does Job chapter 41 have?

Job chapter 41 has 26 verses and 177 words.

How does Job chapter 41 begin?

The first verse begins in Hebrew with the words הן־תחלתו נכזבה הגם אל־מראיו.

Where does Job chapter 41 stand in the Tanakh?

It is chapter 41 of the 42 chapters of Job, which is one of the Writings.

How long does it take to read Job chapter 41?

About 2 minutes, at a steady pace.