King James Version

Job 41:13

Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Job 41:5.

מִֽיmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.גִ֭לָּהgilahexileגָּלָהverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “exile”, a completed actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.פְּנֵ֣יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…לְבוּשׁ֑וֹlevushvogarmentלְבוּשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “garment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3830a garment (literally or figuratively); by implication (euphemistically) a wifeapparel, clothed with, clothing, garment, raiment, vestment, vesture.בְּכֶ֥פֶלbekhefelin doubleכֶּפֶלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in double”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3718a duplicatedouble.רִ֝סְנ֗וֹrisnvobridleרֶסֶןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bridle”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7448a halter (as restraining); by implication, the jawbridle.מִ֣יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יָבֽוֹאyavoto comeבּוֹאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to come”, an unfinished actionH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(41-5) Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who can strip off his outer garment? Who shall come within his jaws?

Young’s Literal Translation

Who hath uncovered the face of his clothing? Within his double bridle who doth enter?

World English Bible

Who can strip off his outer garment? Who will come within his jaws?

Darby Translation

Who can uncover the surface of his garment? who can come within his double jaws?

Douay-Rheims

In his neck strength shall dwell, and want goeth before his face.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(41-5) Who can uncover the face of his garment? Who shall come within his double bridle?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who will open the face of his garment? and who can enter within the fold of his breast-plate?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς ἀποκαλύψει πρόσωπον ἐνδύσεως αὐτοῦ, εἰς δὲ πτύξιν θώρακος αὐτοῦ τίς ἂν εἰσέλθοι;