Job 40:24

NETBible

Can anyone catch it by its eyes, 1  or pierce its nose with a snare? 2 

NIV ©

Can anyone capture him by the eyes, or trap him and pierce his nose?

NASB ©

"Can anyone capture him when he is on watch, With barbs can anyone pierce his nose?

NLT ©

No one can catch it off guard or put a ring in its nose and lead it away.

MSG ©

But you'd never want him for a pet--you'd never be able to housebreak him!

BBE ©

Will anyone take him when he is on the watch, or put metal teeth through his nose?

NRSV ©

Can one take it with hooks or pierce its nose with a snare?

NKJV ©

Though he takes it in his eyes, Or one pierces his nose with a snare.

KJV
He taketh
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it with his eyes
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[his] nose
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pierceth through
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snares
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{He...: or, Will any take him in his sight, or, bore his nose with a gin?}
NASB ©
"Can anyone capture
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him when he is on watch
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, With barbs
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can anyone pierce
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his
nose
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?
LXXM
en
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PREP
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T-DSM
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N-DSM
autou
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D-GSN
dexetai
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V-FMI-3S
auton
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D-ASN
enskolieuomenov {V-PMPNS} trhsei {V-FAI-3S} rina {N-ASF}
NET [draft] ITL
Can anyone catch
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it by its eyes
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, or pierce
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its nose
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with a snare
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?
HEBREW
Pa
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bqny
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Mysqwmb
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wnxqy
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wynyeb (40:24)
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NETBible

Can anyone catch it by its eyes, 1  or pierce its nose with a snare? 2 

NET Notes

1 tn The idea would be either (1) catch it while it is watching, or (2) in some way disabling its eyes before the attack. But others change the reading; Ball suggested “with hooks” and this has been adopted by some modern English versions (e.g., NRSV).

2 tn Ehrlich altered the MT slightly to get “with thorns,” a view accepted by Driver, Dhorme and Pope.