Job 41:15 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
A pride -- strong ones of shields, Shut up -- a close seal.
English ASV
His strong scales are his pride, Shut up together as with a close seal.
English Amplified
His scales are [the crocodile's] pride, [for his back is made of rows of shields] shut up together [as with] a tight seal;
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
His scales are [the crocodile's] pride, [for his back is made of rows of shields] shut up together [as with] a tight seal;
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
His rows of scales are his pride, tightly sealed together.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
His pride is in his rows of scales, closely sealed together.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
The rows of his shields are a pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
English EASY 2024
Its back is like rows of shields. They are as hard as stone with no spaces between them.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
His back has rows of shields tightly sealed together.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
His back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
His back is made of rows of shields, fastened together and hard as stone.
English God's Word - GW 1995
Its back has rows of scales that are tightly sealed.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
[His] pride is in [his] rows of scales, closely sealed together.
English KJV 1611
His scales are his pride, shut up together as with a close seal.
English LSB
Its strong scales are its pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
His scales are his pride, shut up tightly as with a seal.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"His strong scales are his pride, Shut up as with a tight seal.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
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English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Its back has rows of shields, shut up closely together as with a seal;
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
Its back has rows of shields that are close together.
English NIV
His back has rows of shields tightly sealed together;
English NKJ 1982
His rows of scales are his pride, Shut up tightly as with a seal;
English NLT
The overlapping scales on its back make a shield.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Its back is made of shields in rows, shut up closely as with a seal.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
His back is made of rows of shields, shut up closely as with a seal.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
His overlapping scales are his pride, making
English Tyndale 1537
His body is covered with scales as it were with shields, locked(lockt) in, kept, and well compact together.