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His scales are his pride, shut vp together as with a close seale.
- 1611 King James Bible
Job 41:15 side note reference: Heb. strong pieces of shields.
Other Translations of Job 41:15
[His] scales [are his] pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
`His' strong scales are `his' pride, Shut up together `as with' a close seal.
- American Standard Version (1901)
His back is made of lines of plates, joined tight together, one against the other, like a stamp.
- Basic English Bible
His back is made of lines of plates, joined tight together, one against the other, like a stamp.
- Darby Bible
His heart shall be as hard as a stone, and as firm as a smith's anvil.
- Douay Rheims Bible
His scales are his pride, shut together as with a close seal.
- Webster's Bible
Strong scales are his pride, shut up together with a close seal.
- World English Bible
A pride -- strong ones of shields, Shut up -- a close seal.
- Youngs Literal Bible
(41:7) His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for Job 41:15
41:15 Shut - Closely compacted together, as things that are fastened together by a seal. This likewise is true of the crocodile, but the skin of the whale is smooth and entire without any scales at all.
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