King James Version

Job 40:16

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

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הִנֵּהhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.נָ֣אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.כֹח֣וֹkhochvoforceכֹּחַnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3581vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizardability, able, chameleon, force, fruits, might, power(-ful), strength, substance, wealth.בְמָתְנָ֑יוvematenayvin loinsמֹתֶןpreposition, noun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in loins”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4975properly, the waist or small of the back; only in plural the loins[phrase] greyhound, loins, side.וְ֝אֹנ֗וֹveonvoand forceאוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and force”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH202ability, power, (figuratively) wealthforce, goods, might, strength, substance.בִּשְׁרִירֵ֥יbishrirein navelשָׁרִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in navel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8306a cord, i.e. (by analogy) sinewnavel.בִטְנֽוֹvitnvobodyבֶּטֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anythingbelly, body, [phrase] as they be born, [phrase] within, womb.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, And his force is in the muscles of his belly.

Young’s Literal Translation

Lo, I pray thee, his power [is] in his loins, And his strength in the muscles of his belly.

World English Bible

Look now, his strength is in his thighs. His force is in the muscles of his belly.

Darby Translation

Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the muscles of his belly.

Douay-Rheims

He sleepeth under the shadow, in the covert of the reed, and in moist places.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Lo now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the stays of his body.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Behold now, his strength is in his loins, and his force is in the navel of his belly.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἰδοὺ δὴ ἡ ἰσχὺς αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ὀσφύϊ, ἡ δὲ δύναμις αὐτοῦ ἐπʼ ὀμφαλοῦ γαστρός·