Job 41:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?”
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BSBPD
“Will he make a covenant with you to take him as a slave for life?”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“Will he make a covenant with thee? wilt thou take him for a servant for ever?”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“Will he make a covenant with thee, That thou shouldest take him for a servant for ever?”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“Doth he make a covenant with thee? Dost thou take him for a servant age-during?”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Job 41:4 — 5 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:28God blessed them and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth and subdue it; rule over the fish of the sea and the birds of the air and every creature that crawls upon the earth.”
- Exodus 21:6then his master is to bring him before the judges. And he shall take him to the door or doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he shall serve his master for life.
- Deuteronomy 15:17then take an awl and pierce it through his ear into the door, and he will become your servant for life. And treat your maidservant the same way.
- 1 Kings 20:31Then the servants of Ben-hadad said to him, “Look now, we have heard that the kings of the house of Israel are merciful. Let us go out to the king of Israel with sackcloth around our waists and ropes around our heads. Perhaps he will spare your life.”
- Psalms 8:5You made him a little lower than the angels; You crowned him with glory and honor.
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