King James Version

Job 41:21

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Job 41:13.

נַ֭פְשׁוֹnafshvocreatureנֶפֶשׁnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “creature”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)any, appetite, beast, body, breath, creature, [idiom] dead(-ly), desire, [idiom] (dis-) contented, [idiom] fish, ghost, [phrase] greedy, he, heart(-y), (hath, [idiom] jeopardy of) life ([idiom] in jeopardy), lust, man, me, mind, mortally,…גֶּחָלִ֣יםgechalimcoalגֶּחֶלnoun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “coal”, the ordinary formH1513an ember(burning) coal.תְּלַהֵ֑טtelahetburnלָהַטverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “burn”, an unfinished actionH3857properly, to lick, i.e. (by implication) to blazeburn (up), set on fire, flaming, kindle.וְ֝לַ֗הַבvelahavand bladeלַהַבconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and blade”, the ordinary formH3851a flash; figuratively, a sharply polished blade or point of aweaponblade, bright, flame, glittering.מִפִּ֥יוmipivfrom edgeפֶּהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “from edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6310the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with preposition) according toaccord(-ing as, -ing to), after, appointment, assent, collar, command(-ment), [idiom] eat, edge, end, entry, [phrase] file, hole, [idiom] in, mind, mouth, part, portion, [idiom] (should) say(-ing), sentence, skirt, sound, speech, [idiom] s…יֵצֵֽאyetsebring 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(41-13) His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

His breath kindleth coals, And a flame goeth forth from his mouth.

Young’s Literal Translation

His breath setteth coals on fire, And a flame from his mouth goeth forth.

World English Bible

His breath kindles coals. A flame goes out of his mouth.

Darby Translation

His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

Douay-Rheims

The beams of the sun shall be under him, and he shall strew gold under him like mire.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(41-13) His breath kindleth coals, and a flame goeth out of his mouth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His breath is as live coals, and a flame goes out of his mouth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἡ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ ἄνθρακες, φλὸξ δὲ ἐκ στόματος αὐτοῦ ἐκπορεύεται·