Passage

Job 40.20

Book: Job · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"18. His bones are as tubes of brass; His limbs are like bars of iron. 19. He is the chief of the ways of God: He only that made him giveth him his sword."

"20. Surely the mountains bring him forth food, Where all the beasts of the field do play."

"21. He lieth under the lotus-trees, In the covert of the reed, and the fen. 22. The lotus-trees cover him with their shade; The willows of the brook compass him about." (Job 40:18-22, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"18. His bones are like tubes of brass. His limbs are like bars of iron. 19. He is the chief of the ways of God. He who made him gives him his sword."

"20. Surely the mountains produce food for him, where all the animals of the field play."

"21. He lies under the lotus trees, in the covert of the reed, and the marsh. 22. The lotuses cover him with their shade. The willows of the brook surround him." (Job 40:18-22, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"18. His bones are as strong pieces of brass; his bones are like bars of iron. 19. He is the chief of the ways of God: he that made him can make his sword to approach unto him."

"20. Surely the mountains bring him forth food, where all the beasts of the field play."

"21. He lieth under the shady trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens. 22. The shady trees cover him with their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about." (Job 40:18-22, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"18. His bones [are] tubes of brass, His bones [are] as a bar of iron. 19. He [is] a beginning of the ways of God, His Maker bringeth nigh his sword;"

"20. For food do mountains bear for him, And all the beasts of the field play there."

"21. Under shades he lieth down, In a secret place of reed and mire. 22. Cover him do shades, [with] their shadow, Cover him do willows of the brook." (Job 40:18-22, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

G5020 - tartaroo

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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