King James Version
Job 41:17 in the King James Version says “They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.” — study this verse from Job chapter 41 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.”
Job 41:17 · KJV
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal. scales: Heb. strong pieces of shields
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes are like the eyelids of the morning.
Out of his mouth go burning lamps, and sparks of fire leap out.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“one”
H376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
“to another”
H251a brother (used in the widest sense of literal relationship and metaphorical affinity or resemblance [like h0001])
“They are joined”
H1692properly, to impinge, i.e., cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
“they stick together”
H3920to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“that they cannot be sundered”
H6504to break through, i.e., spread or separate (oneself)
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