King James Version

Job 41:14

Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Job 41:6.

דַּלְתֵ֣יdaltedoorדֶּלֶתnoun, common, feminine, dual, construct — “door”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1817something swinging, i.e. the valve of adoordoor (two-leaved), gate, leaf, lid. (Psalm 141:3).פָ֭נָיוfanayva- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “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(-…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.פִתֵּ֑חַfitechaopenפָּתַחverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “open”, a completed actionH6605to open wide (literally or figuratively); specifically, to loosen, begin, plough, carveappear, break forth, draw (out), let go free, (en-) grave(-n), loose (self), (be, be set) open(-ing), put off, ungird, unstop, have vent.סְבִיב֖וֹתsevivotaboutסָבִיבnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “about”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5439(as noun) a circle, neighbour, or environs; but chiefly (as adverb, with or without preposition) around(place, round) about, circuit, compass, on every side.שִׁנָּ֣יוshinayvivoryשֵׁןnoun, common, both genders, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “ivory”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8127a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliffcrag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.אֵימָֽהeymahidolאֵימָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH367fright; concrete, an idol (as a bugbear)dread, fear, horror, idol, terrible, terror.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(41-6) Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

Young’s Literal Translation

The doors of his face who hath opened? Round about his teeth [are] terrible.

World English Bible

Who can open the doors of his face? Around his teeth is terror.

Darby Translation

Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

Douay-Rheims

The members of his flesh cleave one to another: he shall send lightnings against him, and they shall not be carried to another place.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(41-6) Who can open the doors of his face? Round about his teeth is terror.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Who will open the doors of his face? terror is round about his teeth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Πύλας προσώπου αὐτοῦ τίς ἀνοίξει; κύκλῳ ὀδόντων αὐτοῦ φόβος.