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Job 26:12

NETBible	By his power he stills¹ the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster² to pieces.³
NIV © biblegateway Job 26:12	By his power he churned up the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab to pieces.
NASB © biblegateway Job 26:12	"He quieted the sea with His power, And by His understanding He shattered Rahab.
NLT © biblegateway Job 26:12	By his power the sea grew calm. By his skill he crushed the great sea monster.
MSG © biblegateway Job 26:12	By his power he stills sea storms, by his wisdom he tames sea monsters.
BBE © SABDAweb Job 26:12	By his power the sea was made quiet; and by his wisdom Rahab was wounded.
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 26:12	By his power he stilled the Sea; by his understanding he struck down Rahab.
NKJV © biblegateway Job 26:12	He stirs up the sea with His power, And by His understanding He breaks up the storm.
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KJV	He divideth <07280> (8804) the sea <03220> with his power <03581>_, and by his understanding <08394> (8675) <08394> he smiteth <04272> (8804) through the proud <07293>_. {the proud: Heb. pride}
NASB © biblegateway Job 26:12	"He quieted <07280> the sea <03220> with His power <03581> , And by His understanding <08394> He shattered <04272> Rahab <07293> .
LXXM	iscui <2479> N-DSF katepausen <2664> V-AAI-3S thn <3588> T-ASF yalassan <2281> N-ASF episthmh {N-DSF} de <1161> PRT etrwse {V-AAI-3S} to <3588> T-ASN khtov <2785> N-ASN
NET [draft] ITL	By his power <03581> he stills <07280> the sea <03220> ; by his wisdom <08394> he cut <04272> Rahab the <07293> great sea monster to pieces.
HEBREW	bhr <07293> Uxm <04272> *wtnwbtbw {wtnbwtbw} <08394> Myh <03220> egr <07280> wxkb (26:12) <03581>

NETBible

By his power he stills¹ the sea; by his wisdom he cut Rahab the great sea monster² to pieces.³

NET Notes

¹tn The verb רָגַע (raga’) has developed a Semitic polarity, i.e., having totally opposite meanings. It can mean “to disturb; to stir up” or “to calm; to still.” Gordis thinks both meanings have been invoked here. But it seems more likely that “calm” fits the context better.

²tn Heb “Rahab” (רָהַב), the mythical sea monster that represents the forces of chaos in ancient Near Eastern literature. In the translation the words “the great sea monster” have been supplied appositionally in order to clarify “Rahab.”

³sn Here again there are possible mythological allusions or polemics. The god Yam, “Sea,” was important in Ugaritic as a god of chaos. And Rahab is another name for the monster of the deep (see Job 9:13).