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Job 41:8
Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again!
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Christian Standard Bible®
Lay a hand on him.You will remember the battleand never repeat it!
Lay a hand on him.You will remember the battleand never repeat it!
Hebrew Names Version
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
King James Version
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
English Standard Version
Lay your hands on him; remember the battle—you will not do it again!
Lay your hands on him; remember the battle—you will not do it again!
New Century Version
If you put one hand on it, you will never forget the battle, and you will never do it again!
If you put one hand on it, you will never forget the battle, and you will never do it again!
New English Translation
If you lay your hand on it, you will remember the fight, and you will never do it again!
If you lay your hand on it, you will remember the fight, and you will never do it again!
Amplified Bible
"Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle [with him]; you will not do such [an ill-advised thing] again!
"Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle [with him]; you will not do such [an ill-advised thing] again!
New American Standard Bible
"Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
"Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
World English Bible
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Lay thine hand vpon him: remember the battel, and do no more so.
Lay thine hand vpon him: remember the battel, and do no more so.
Legacy Standard Bible
Place your hand on it;Remember the battle; you will not do that again!
Place your hand on it;Remember the battle; you will not do that again!
Berean Standard Bible
If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!
If you lay a hand on him, you will remember the battle and never repeat it!
Contemporary English Version
Wrestle it just once— that will be the end.
Wrestle it just once— that will be the end.
Complete Jewish Bible
one is so close to the next that no air can come between them;
one is so close to the next that no air can come between them;
Darby Translation
Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle,—do no more!
Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle,—do no more!
Easy-to-Read Version
"If you ever lay a hand on Leviathan, you will never do it again! Just think about the battle that would be!
"If you ever lay a hand on Leviathan, you will never do it again! Just think about the battle that would be!
George Lamsa Translation
Try to capture him; such a battle you will have! You will never forget it.
Try to capture him; such a battle you will have! You will never forget it.
Good News Translation
Touch him once and you'll never try it again; you'll never forget the fight!
Touch him once and you'll never try it again; you'll never forget the fight!
Lexham English Bible
Lay your hands on it; think about the battle—you will not do it again!
Lay your hands on it; think about the battle—you will not do it again!
Literal Translation
Put your hand on him; remember the battle; you will not do it again!
Put your hand on him; remember the battle; you will not do it again!
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Darrest thou laye honde vpon him? It is better for the to considre what harme might happe the there thorow and not to touch him.
Darrest thou laye honde vpon him? It is better for the to considre what harme might happe the there thorow and not to touch him.
American Standard Version
Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
King James Version (1611)
Lay thine hand vpon him, remember the battell: doe no more.
Lay thine hand vpon him, remember the battell: doe no more.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Laye thyne hande vpon him, remember the battaile, and do no more so.
Laye thyne hande vpon him, remember the battaile, and do no more so.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
They will remain united each to the other: they are closely joined, and cannot be separated.
They will remain united each to the other: they are closely joined, and cannot be separated.
English Revised Version
Lay thine hand upon him; remember the battle, and do so no more.
Lay thine hand upon him; remember the battle, and do so no more.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Schalt thou putte thin hond on hym? haue thou mynde of the batel, and adde no more to speke.
Schalt thou putte thin hond on hym? haue thou mynde of the batel, and adde no more to speke.
Update Bible Version
Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
Webster's Bible Translation
Lay thy hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
Lay thy hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
New King James Version
Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle-- Never do it again!
Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle-- Never do it again!
New Living Translation
If you lay a hand on it, you will certainly remember the battle that follows. You won't try that again!
If you lay a hand on it, you will certainly remember the battle that follows. You won't try that again!
New Life Bible
Lay your hand on him, and remember the battle. You will not do it again!
Lay your hand on him, and remember the battle. You will not do it again!
New Revised Standard
Lay hands on it; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
Lay hands on it; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Lay thou upon him thy hand, remember the battle - no more!
Lay thou upon him thy hand, remember the battle - no more!
Douay-Rheims Bible
(40-27) Lay thy hand upon him: remember the battle, and speak no more.
(40-27) Lay thy hand upon him: remember the battle, and speak no more.
Revised Standard Version
Lay hands on him; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
Lay hands on him; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
Young's Literal Translation
Place on him thy hand, Remember the battle -- do not add!
Place on him thy hand, Remember the battle -- do not add!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
"Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
Contextual Overview
1 Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth? 2 Will you put a cord into his nose, or take him away with a cord round his tongue? 3 Will he make prayers to you, or say soft words to you? 4 Will he make an agreement with you, so that you may take him as a servant for ever? 5 Will you make sport with him, as with a bird? or put him in chains for your young women? 6 Will the fishermen make profit out of him? will they have him cut up for the traders? 7 Will you put sharp-pointed irons into his skin, or fish-spears into his head? 8 Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again! 9 Truly, the hope of his attacker is false; he is overcome even on seeing him! 10 He is so cruel that no one is ready to go against him. Who then is able to keep his place before me?
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
1 Kings 20:11, 2 Kings 10:4, Luke 14:31, Luke 14:32
Cross-References
Genesis 40:6
And in the morning when Joseph came to them he saw that they were looking sad.
And in the morning when Joseph came to them he saw that they were looking sad.
Genesis 40:8
Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?
Then they said to him, We have had a dream, and no one is able to give us the sense. And Joseph said, Does not the sense of dreams come from God? what was your dream?
Genesis 41:1
Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;
Now after two years had gone by, Pharaoh had a dream; and in his dream he was by the side of the Nile;
Genesis 41:6
And after them came up seven other heads, thin and wasted by the east wind.
And after them came up seven other heads, thin and wasted by the east wind.
Genesis 41:8
And in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent for all the wise men of Egypt and all the holy men, and put his dream before them, but no one was able to give him the sense of it.
And in the morning his spirit was troubled; and he sent for all the wise men of Egypt and all the holy men, and put his dream before them, but no one was able to give him the sense of it.
Genesis 41:9
Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now;
Then the chief wine-servant said to Pharaoh, The memory of my sin comes back to me now;
Genesis 41:11
And we had a dream on the same night, the two of us, and the dreams had a special sense.
And we had a dream on the same night, the two of us, and the dreams had a special sense.
Genesis 41:12
And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them.
And there was with us a young Hebrew, the captain's servant, and when we put our dreams before him, he gave us the sense of them.
Genesis 41:13
And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.
And it came about as he said: I was put back in my place, and the bread-maker was put to death by hanging.
Genesis 41:14
Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.
Then Pharaoh sent for Joseph, and they took him quickly out of prison; and when his hair had been cut and his dress changed, he came before Pharaoh.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Lay thine hand upon him,.... If thou canst or darest. It is dangerous so to do, either to the whale or crocodile;
remember the battle; or "look for war", as Mr. Broughton renders it; expect a fight will ensue, in which thou wilt have no share with this creature:
do no more; if thou canst by any means escape, take care never to do the like again; or thou wilt never do so any more, thou wilt certainly die for it.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Lay thine hand upon him - Prof. Lee renders this, very improperly, as it seems to me, “Lay thine hand on thy mouth respecting him,” supposing it means that he should be awed into silence by dread of the animal referred to. But the meaning of the passage evidently is, “Endeavor to seize him by laying the hand on him, and you will soon desist from the fearful conflict, and will not renew it.”
Remember the battle - Remember what a fearful conflict will ensue. Perhaps there is an allusion to some fact fresh in the mind of Job, where such an attempt had been made to secure the leviathan, attended with fearful disaster to those who had made the attempt.
Do no more - Or, rather, “Thou wilt not do it again.” That is, he would be deterred from ever renewing the attempt, or the conflict would be fatal to him.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 41:8. Lay thine hand upon him? — Mr. Heath translates, "Be sure thou strike home. Mind thy blow: rely not upon a second stroke." Mr. Good translates: -
"Make ready thy hand against him.
Dare the contest: be firm."
He is a dangerous animal; when thou attackest him, be sure of thy advantage; if thou miss, thou art ruined. Depend not on other advantages, if thou miss the first. Kill him at once, or he will kill thee.
