King James Version
Job 41:13 in the King James Version says “Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? with: or, within” — study this verse from Job chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? with: or, within”
Job 41:13 · KJV
Who hath prevented me, that I should repay him? whatsoever is under the whole heaven is mine.
I will not conceal his parts, nor his power , nor his comely proportion.
Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? with: or, within
Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. scales: Heb. strong pieces of shields
KJV Study — Public Domain
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
“Who can discover”
H1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal
“the face”
H6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
“of his garment”
H3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wife
who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix
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