Job 40:19 
Context| NET © | It ranks first among the works of God, 1 the One who made it has furnished it with a sword. 2 |
| NIV © | He ranks first among the works of God, yet his Maker can approach him with his sword. |
| NASB © | "He is the first of the ways of God; Let his maker bring near his sword. |
| NLT © | It is a prime example of God’s amazing handiwork. Only its Creator can threaten it. |
| MSG © | Most magnificent of all my creatures, but I still lead him around like a lamb! |
| BBE © | He is the chief of the ways of God, made by him for his pleasure. |
| NRSV © | "It is the first of the great acts of God—only its Maker can approach it with the sword. |
| NKJV © | He is the first of the ways of God; Only He who made him can bring near His sword. |
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| NET © | It ranks first among the works of God, 1 the One who made it has furnished it with a sword. 2 |
| NET © Notes |
1 tn Heb “the ways of God.” sn This may be a reference to Gen 1:24, where the first of the animal creation was the cattle – bÿhemah (בְּהֵמָה). 2 tc The literal reading of the MT is “let the one who made him draw near [with] his sword.” The sword is apparently a reference to the teeth or tusks of the animal, which cut vegetation like a sword. But the idea of a weapon is easier to see, and so the people who favor the mythological background see here a reference to God’s slaying the Beast. There are again many suggestions on how to read the line. The RV probably has the safest: “He that made him has furnished him with his sword” (the sword being a reference to the sharp tusks with which he can attack). |
