King James Version

Job 41:20

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot or caldron.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Job 41:12.

מִ֭נְּחִירָיוminchirayvfrom nostrilsנְחִירpreposition, noun, common, masculine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from nostrils”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5156a nostril(dual) nostrils.יֵצֵ֣אyetsebring forthיָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, an unfinished actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…עָשָׁ֑ןashansmokeעָשָׁןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “smoke”, the ordinary formH6227smoke, literally or figuratively (vapor, dust, anger)smoke(-ing).כְּד֖וּדkedudas basketדּוּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as basket”, the ordinary formH1731a pot (for boiling); also (by resemblance of shape) a basketbasket, caldron, kettle, (seething) pot.נָפ֣וּחַnafuchablowנָפַחverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “blow”, a verb used as a describing wordH5301to puff, in various applications (literally, to inflate, blow hard, scatter, kindle, expire; figuratively, to disesteem)blow, breath, give up, cause to lose (life), seething, snuff.וְאַגְמֹֽןveagmonand bulrushאַגְמוֹןconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and bulrush”, the ordinary formH100a bulrush (as growing there); collectively a rope of bulrushesbulrush, caldron, hook, rush.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(41-12) Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Out of his nostrils a smoke goeth, As of a boiling pot and burning rushes.

Young’s Literal Translation

Out of his nostrils goeth forth smoke, As a blown pot and reeds.

World English Bible

Out of his nostrils a smoke goes, as of a boiling pot over a fire of reeds.

Darby Translation

Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a boiling pot and cauldron.

Douay-Rheims

As stubble will he esteem the hammer, and he will laugh him to scorn who shaketh the spear.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(41-12) Out of his nostrils goeth smoke, as out of a seething pot and burning rushes.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Out of his nostrils proceeds smoke of a furnace burning with fire of coals.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκ μυκτήρων αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύεται καπνὸς καμίνου καιομένης πυρὶ ἀνθράκων.