King James Version
Job 40:15 in the King James Version says “Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. behemoth: or the Elephant as some think” — study this verse from Job chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. behemoth: or the Elephant as some think”
Job 40:15 · KJV
Hide them in the dust together; and bind their faces in secret.
Then will I also confess unto thee that thine own right hand can save thee.
Behold now behemoth, which I made with thee; he eateth grass as an ox. behemoth: or the Elephant as some think
Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.
He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. He: or, He setteth up
KJV Study — Public Domain
'i pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the imperative or future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunction
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then
“as an ox”
H1241a beeve or an animal of the ox family of either gender (as used for plowing); collectively, a herd
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