King James Version
Job 40:17 in the King James Version says “He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. He: or, He setteth up” — study this verse from Job chapter 40 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together. He: or, He setteth up”
Job 40:17 · KJV
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
His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron.
He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“He moveth”
H2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire
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