King James Version

Job 40:17

He moveth his tail like a cedar: the sinews of his stones are wrapped together.

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יַחְפֹּ֣ץyachpotsdesireחָפֵץverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, an unfinished actionH2654properly, to incline to; by implication (literally but rarely) to bend; figuratively, to be pleased with, desire[idiom] any at all, (have, take) delight, desire, favour, like, move, be (well) pleased, have pleasure, will, would.זְנָב֣וֹzenavvotailזָנָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “tail”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2180the tail (literally or figuratively)tail.כְמוֹkhemvothusכְּמוֹpreposition — “thus”H3644a form of the prefix 'k-', but used separately as, thus, soaccording to, (such) as (it were, well as), in comparison of, like (as, to, unto), thus, when, worth.אָ֑רֶזarezcedarאֶרֶזnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “cedar”, the ordinary formH730a cedar tree (from the tenacity of its roots)cedar (tree).גִּידֵ֖יgidesinewגִּידnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “sinew”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1517a thong (as compressing); by analogy, a tendonsinew.פחדוfchdvstoneפַּחַדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6344a testicle (as a cause of shame akin to fear)stone.פַחֲדָ֣יוfachadayvstoneפַּחַדnoun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “stone”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6344a testicle (as a cause of shame akin to fear)stone.יְשֹׂרָֽגוּyesoragvwrap togetherשָׂרַגverb, pual, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “wrap together”, an unfinished actionH8276to intwinewrap together, wreath.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He moveth his tail like a cedar: The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

Young’s Literal Translation

He doth bend his tail as a cedar, The sinews of his thighs are wrapped together,

World English Bible

He moves his tail like a cedar. The sinews of his thighs are knit together.

Darby Translation

He bendeth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are woven together.

Douay-Rheims

The shades cover his shadow, the willows of the brook shall compass him about.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He straineth his tail like a cedar; the sinews of his thighs are knit together.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

He sets up his tail like a cypress; and his nerves are wrapped together.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔστησεν οὐρὰν ὡς κυπάρισσον, τὰ δὲ νεῦρα αὐτοῦ συμπέπλεκται.