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the Week of Proper 10 / Ordinary 15
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Job 41:16
One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.
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Christian Standard Bible®
One scale is so close to anotherthat no air can pass between them.
One scale is so close to anotherthat no air can pass between them.
Hebrew Names Version
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
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.
English Standard Version
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.
New Century Version
Each shield is so close to the next one that no air can go between them.
Each shield is so close to the next one that no air can go between them.
New English Translation
each one is so close to the next that no air can come between them.
each one is so close to the next that no air can come between them.
Amplified Bible
"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.
New American Standard Bible
"One is so close to another That no air can come between them.
"One is so close to another That no air can come between them.
World English Bible
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.
Geneva Bible (1587)
One is set to another, that no winde can come betweene them.
One is set to another, that no winde can come betweene them.
Legacy Standard Bible
One is so near to anotherThat no air can come between them.
One is so near to anotherThat no air can come between them.
Contemporary English Version
firmly bound and closer together
firmly bound and closer together
Complete Jewish Bible
His heart is as hard as a stone, yes, hard as a lower millstone.
His heart is as hard as a stone, yes, hard as a lower millstone.
Darby Translation
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;
Easy-to-Read Version
They are so close to each other that no air can pass between them.
They are so close to each other that no air can pass between them.
George Lamsa Translation
His mouth is tied up, and closely shut, as with a seal.
His mouth is tied up, and closely shut, as with a seal.
Good News Translation
Each one is joined so tight to the next, not even a breath can come between.
Each one is joined so tight to the next, not even a breath can come between.
Lexham English Bible
They are close to one another— even the air cannot come between them.
They are close to one another— even the air cannot come between them.
Literal Translation
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;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in:
One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in:
American Standard Version
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.
Bible in Basic English
One is so near to the other that no air may come between them.
One is so near to the other that no air may come between them.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.
His heart is as firm as a stone; yea, firm as the nether millstone.
King James Version (1611)
One is so neere to another, that no ayre can come betweene them.
One is so neere to another, that no ayre can come betweene them.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in:
One is so ioyned to another, that no ayre can come in:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when he turns, he is a terror to the four-footed wild beasts which leap upon the earth.
And when he turns, he is a terror to the four-footed wild beasts which leap upon the earth.
English Revised Version
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.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Oon is ioyned to another; and sotheli brething goith not thorouy tho.
Oon is ioyned to another; and sotheli brething goith not thorouy tho.
Update Bible Version
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.
Webster's Bible Translation
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.
New King James Version
One is so near another That no air can come between them;
One is so near another That no air can come between them;
New Living Translation
They are so close together that no air can get between them.
They are so close together that no air can get between them.
New Life Bible
One piece of his hard skin is so close to another that no air can come between them.
One piece of his hard skin is so close to another that no air can come between them.
New Revised Standard
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.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
One to another, they join, and, air, cannot enter between them;
One to another, they join, and, air, cannot enter between them;
Douay-Rheims Bible
(41-7) One is joined to another, and not so much as any air can come between them:
(41-7) One is joined to another, and not so much as any air can come between them:
Revised Standard Version
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.
Young's Literal Translation
One unto another they draw nigh, And air doth not enter between them.
One unto another they draw nigh, And air doth not enter between them.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"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.
Contextual Overview
11Who has given to Me that I should repay him? Everything under heaven is Mine. 12I cannot keep silent about his limbs, his power and his graceful form. 13Who can strip off his outer coat? Who can approach him with a bridle? 14Who can open his jaws, ringed by his fearsome teeth? 15His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together. 16One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.17They are joined to one another; they clasp and cannot be separated. 18His snorting flashes with light, and his eyes are like the rays of dawn. 19Firebrands stream from his mouth; fiery sparks shoot forth! 20Smoke billows from his nostrils as from a boiling pot over burning reeds.
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Cross-References
Genesis 37:14
Then Israel told him, "Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me." So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
Then Israel told him, "Go now and see how your brothers and the flocks are faring, and bring word back to me." So he sent him off from the Valley of Hebron. And when Joseph arrived in Shechem,
Genesis 40:8
"We both had dreams," they replied, "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams."
"We both had dreams," they replied, "but there is no one to interpret them." Then Joseph said to them, "Don't interpretations belong to God? Tell me your dreams."
Genesis 41:14
So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
So Pharaoh sent for Joseph, who was quickly brought out of the dungeon. After he had shaved and changed his clothes, he went in before Pharaoh.
Genesis 41:15
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have received word about you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."
Pharaoh said to Joseph, "I had a dream, and no one can interpret it. But I have received word about you that when you hear a dream you can interpret it."
Genesis 41:18
when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
when seven cows, well-fed and sleek, came up from the river and began to graze among the reeds.
Genesis 41:23
After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted-withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted-withered, thin, and scorched by the east wind.
Genesis 41:28
It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
It is just as I said to Pharaoh: God has shown Pharaoh what He is about to do.
Genesis 41:30
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten and the famine will devastate the land.
but seven years of famine will follow them. Then all the abundance in the land of Egypt will be forgotten and the famine will devastate the land.
Numbers 12:6
He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision, I will speak to him in a dream;
He said, "Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision, I will speak to him in a dream;
2 Kings 6:27
He answered, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?"
He answered, "If the LORD does not help you, where can I find help for you? From the threshing floor or the winepress?"
Gill's Notes on the Bible
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them. This shows that it cannot be understood of the skin of the whale, and the hardness and strength of that, which is alike and of a piece; whereas those scales, or be they what they may, though closely joined, yet are distinct: those who interpret this of whales that have teeth, and these of the teeth, observe, that as they have teeth to the number of forty or fifty in the lower jaw, in the upper one fire holes or sockets into which they go; and they are so very close that no wind or air can come between them g.
g Vid. Scheuchzer. ut supra. (Physic. Sacr. vol. 4. p. 848.)
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Job 41:16. One is so near to another — It has already been stated, that a musket-ball fired at him in any direction cannot make a passage through his scales.
