King James Version

Job 41:5

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

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In the Hebrew text this line is Job 40:29.

הַֽתְשַׂחֶקhatsacheqthe laughשָׂחַקparticle, interrogative, verb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “the laugh”, an unfinished actionH7832to laugh (in pleasure or detraction); by implication, to playderide, have in derision, laugh, make merry, mock(-er), play, rejoice, (laugh to) scorn, be in (make) sport.בּ֭וֹbvoinבּ֭וֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in”inכַּצִּפּ֑וֹרkatsiporas birdצִפּוֹרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as bird”, the ordinary formH6833a little bird (as hopping)bird, fowl, sparrow.וְ֝תִקְשְׁרֶ֗נּוּvetiqsherenvand bindקָשַׁרconjunction, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and bind”, an unfinished actionH7194to tie, physically (gird, confine, compact) or mentally (in love, league)bind (up), (make a) conspire(-acy, -ator), join together, knit, stronger, work (treason).לְנַעֲרוֹתֶֽיךָlenaaroteykhato damselנַעֲרָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “to damsel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5291a girl (from infancy to adolescence)damsel, maid(-en), young (woman).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(40-29) Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Young’s Literal Translation

Dost thou play with him as a bird? And dost thou bind him for thy damsels?

World English Bible

Will you play with him as with a bird? Or will you bind him for your girls?

Darby Translation

Wilt thou play with him as with a bird, and wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Douay-Rheims

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

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(40-29) Wilt thou play with him as with a bird? Or wilt thou bind him for thy maidens?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And wilt thou play with him as with a bird? or bind him as a sparrow for a child?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Παίξῃ δὲ ἐν αὐτῷ ὥσπερ ὀρνέῳ; ἢ δήσεις αὐτὸν ὥσπερ στρουθίον παιδίῳ;