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Job 41:8
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KJ21
Lay thine hand upon him; remember the battle, and do so no more!
ASV
Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.
AMP
“Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle [with him]; you will not do such [an ill-advised thing] again!
AMPC
Lay your hand upon him! Remember your battle with him; you will not do [such an ill-advised thing] again!
BRG
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
CSB
Lay a hand on him. You will remember the battle and never repeat it!
CSBA
Lay a hand on him. You will remember the battle and never repeat it!
CEB
Should you lay your hand on him, you would never remember the battle.
CJB
one is so close to the next that no air can come between them;
CEV
Wrestle it just once— that will be the end.
DARBY
Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle,—do no more!
DRA
They stick one to another and they hold one another fast, and shall not be separated.
ERV
“If you ever lay a hand on Leviathan, you will never do it again! Just think about the battle that would be!
EASY
If you try to take hold of it, you will never forget the fight! You will never try to do that again!
EHV
If you lay your hand on him, you will never forget the battle and won’t do it again.
ESV
Lay your hands on him; remember the battle—you will not do it again!
ESVUK
Lay your hands on him; remember the battle—you will not do it again!
EXB
If you put one hand on it, you will ·never forget [L remember] the battle, and you will never do it again!
GNV
One is joined to another: they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
GW
Lay your hand on it. Think of the struggle! Don’t do it again!
GNT
Touch him once and you'll never try it again; you'll never forget the fight!
HCSB
Lay a hand on him. You will remember the battle and never repeat it!
ICB
If you put one hand on him, you will never forget the battle. And you will never do it again!
ISV
Lay your hand on him, and you’ll remember the struggle. You’ll never do that again!
JUB
Lay thine hand upon him; thou shalt remember the battle and do no more.
KJV
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
AKJV
Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.
LSB
Place your hand on it; Remember the battle; you will not do that again!
LEB
Lay your hands on it; think about the battle—you will not do it again!
TLB
“If you lay your hands upon him, you will long remember the battle that ensues and you will never try it again!
MSG
“Or can you pull in the sea beast, Leviathan, with a fly rod and stuff him in your creel? Can you lasso him with a rope, or snag him with an anchor? Will he beg you over and over for mercy, or flatter you with flowery speech? Will he apply for a job with you to run errands and serve you the rest of your life? Will you play with him as if he were a pet goldfish? Will you make him the mascot of the neighborhood children? Will you put him on display in the market and have shoppers haggle over the price? Could you shoot him full of arrows like a pin cushion, or drive harpoons into his huge head? If you so much as lay a hand on him, you won’t live to tell the story. What hope would you have with such a creature? Why, one look at him would do you in! If you can’t hold your own against his glowering visage, how, then, do you expect to stand up to me? Who could confront me and get by with it? I’m in charge of all this—I run this universe!
MEV
Lay your hand on him; remember the battle—you will do it no more.
NOG
Lay your hand on it. Think of the struggle! Don’t do it again!
NABRE
They are fitted so close to each other that no air can come between them;
NASB
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
NASB1995
“Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle; you will not do it again!
NCB
One presses so close to the next that no air can pass between them.
NCV
If you put one hand on it, you will never forget the battle, and you will never do it again!
NET
If you lay your hand on it, you will remember the fight. Do not do it again!
NIRV
If you touch it, it will fight you. Then you will remember never to touch it again!
NIV
If you lay a hand on it, you will remember the struggle and never do it again!
NIVUK
If you lay a hand on it, you will remember the struggle and never do it again!
NKJV
Lay your hand on him; Remember the battle— Never do it again!
NLV
Lay your hand on him, and remember the battle. You will not do it again!
NLT
If you lay a hand on it, you will certainly remember the battle that follows. You won’t try that again!
NRSVA
Lay hands on it; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
NRSVACE
Lay hands on it; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
NRSVCE
Lay hands on it; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
NRSVUE
Lay hands on it; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
OJB
Lay thine hand upon him; remember the milchamah. Thou wilt not do it more.
RGT
“One is joined to another. They stick together, so that they cannot be parted.
RSV
Lay hands on him; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
RSVCE
Lay hands on him; think of the battle; you will not do it again!
TLV
each so close to the next, that no air can pass between.
VOICE
If you are able to lay a hand on it, You will remember the struggle all of your days, and you will never do it again.
WEB
Lay your hand on him. Remember the battle, and do so no more.
WYC
Shalt thou put thine hand upon him? have thou mind of the battle, and add thou no more to speak (remember the battle, and add thou no more to speak about it).
YLT
Place on him thy hand, Remember the battle -- do not add!
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