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Wednesday, July 9th, 2025
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
the Week of Proper 9 / Ordinary 14
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Myles Coverdale Bible
Job 41:8
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.
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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!
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.
Bible in Basic English
Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again!
Only put your hand on him, and see what a fight you will have; you will not do it again!
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 Darrest thou drawe out Leuiathan with an angle, or bynde his tonge with a snare? 2 Canst thou put a rynge in the nose of him, or bore his chaftes thorow with a naule? 3 Wyll he make many fayre wordes with the (thynkest thou) or flatre the: 4 Wyll he make a couenaunt with the? Or, art thou able for to compell him to do the contynuall seruyce? 5 Wilt thou take thy pastyne wt him as with a byrde, or geue him vnto thy maydens, 6 that thy companyons maye hew him in peces, to be parted amonge the marchaunt men? 7 Canst thou fyll the nett wt his skynne, or ye fysh panyer with his heade? 8 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. 9 For when thou thynkest to haue holde vpon him, he shall begyle the: Euery man also that seyth him, shall go backe. And why? 10 There darre none be so bolde, as to rayse him vp. Who is able to stonde 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
Now in the mornynge whan Ioseph came in vnto them, and sawe that they loked sadly, he axed them and sayde:
Now in the mornynge whan Ioseph came in vnto them, and sawe that they loked sadly, he axed them and sayde:
Genesis 40:8
They answered: We haue dreamed, and haue no man to declare it vnto vs. Ioseph sayde: Interpretinge belongeth vnto God, but tell it me yet.
They answered: We haue dreamed, and haue no man to declare it vnto vs. Ioseph sayde: Interpretinge belongeth vnto God, but tell it me yet.
Genesis 41:1
And after two yeares Pharao had a dreame, how that he stode by a water syde: and beholde, out of the water there came seuen
And after two yeares Pharao had a dreame, how that he stode by a water syde: and beholde, out of the water there came seuen
Genesis 41:6
Afterwarde he sawe seue thynne and blasted eares come vp,
Afterwarde he sawe seue thynne and blasted eares come vp,
Genesis 41:8
And whan it was daye, his sprete was troubled, and he sente out, & caused to call all the soythsayers in Egipte & all the wyse men, and tolde them his dreame. But there was none, that coude tell Pharao the interpretacion of it.
And whan it was daye, his sprete was troubled, and he sente out, & caused to call all the soythsayers in Egipte & all the wyse men, and tolde them his dreame. But there was none, that coude tell Pharao the interpretacion of it.
Genesis 41:9
Then spake the chefe butlar vnto Pharao, and saide: This daye do I remembre my fawte.
Then spake the chefe butlar vnto Pharao, and saide: This daye do I remembre my fawte.
Genesis 41:11
we dreamed both in one night euery ma his dreame, hauinge his owne interpretacion.
we dreamed both in one night euery ma his dreame, hauinge his owne interpretacion.
Genesis 41:12
Then was there with vs a yonge man an Hebrue, the chefe marshals seruaunt, vnto whom we tolde it, and he declared oure dreames vnto vs, vnto eueryma acordinge to his dreame.
Then was there with vs a yonge man an Hebrue, the chefe marshals seruaunt, vnto whom we tolde it, and he declared oure dreames vnto vs, vnto eueryma acordinge to his dreame.
Genesis 41:13
And as he declared it vnto vs, so came it to passe. So I was restored vnto myne office, and he was hanged.
And as he declared it vnto vs, so came it to passe. So I was restored vnto myne office, and he was hanged.
Genesis 41:14
Then Pharao sent and called for Ioseph and they let him out of the dongeon. And he let himself be shauen, and chaunged his clothes, and came in vnto Pharao.
Then Pharao sent and called for Ioseph and they let him out of the dongeon. And he let himself be shauen, and chaunged his clothes, and came in vnto Pharao.
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.
