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Job 7:12

NETBible	Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep,¹ that you must put² me under guard?³
NIV © biblegateway Job 7:12	Am I the sea, or the monster of the deep, that you put me under guard?
NASB © biblegateway Job 7:12	"Am I the sea, or the sea monster, That You set a guard over me?
NLT © biblegateway Job 7:12	Am I a sea monster that you place a guard on me?
MSG © biblegateway Job 7:12	Are you going to put a muzzle on me, the way you quiet the sea and still the storm?
BBE © SABDAweb Job 7:12	Am I a sea, or a sea-beast, that you put a watch over me?
NRSV © bibleoremus Job 7:12	Am I the Sea, or the Dragon, that you set a guard over me?
NKJV © biblegateway Job 7:12	Am I a sea, or a sea serpent, That You set a guard over me?
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KJV	[Am] I a sea <03220>_, or a whale <08577>_, that thou settest <07760> (8799) a watch <04929> over me?
NASB © biblegateway Job 7:12	"Am I the sea <03220> , or <0518> the sea <08577> monster <08577> , That You set <07760> a guard <04929> over <05921> me?
LXXM	poteron <4220> ADV yalassa <2281> N-NSF eimi <1510> V-PAI-1S h <2228> CONJ drakwn <1404> N-NSM oti <3754> CONJ katetaxav {V-AAI-2S} ep <1909> PREP eme <1473> P-AS fulakhn <5438> N-ASF
NET [draft] ITL	Am I <0589> the sea <03220> , or <0518> the creature <08577> of the deep, that <03588> you must put <07760> me under <05921> guard <04929> ?
HEBREW	rmsm <04929> yle <05921> Myvt <07760> yk <03588> Nynt <08577> Ma <0518> yna <0589> Myh (7:12) <03220>

NETBible

Am I the sea, or the creature of the deep,¹ that you must put² me under guard?³

NET Notes

¹tn The word תַּנִּין (tannin) could be translated “whale” as well as the more mythological “dragon” or “monster of the deep” (see E. Dhorme, Job, 105). To the Hebrews this was part of God’s creation in Gen 1; in the pagan world it was a force to be reckoned with, and so the reference would be polemical. The sea is a symbol of the tumultuous elements of creation; in the sea were creatures that symbolized the powerful forces of chaos – Leviathan, Tannin, and Rahab. They required special attention.

²tn The imperfect verb here receives the classification of obligatory imperfect. Job wonders if he is such a threat to God that God must do this.

³tn The word מִשְׁמָר (mishmar) means “guard; barrier.” M. Dahood suggested “muzzle” based on Ugaritic, but that has proven to be untenable (“Mismar, ‘Muzzle,’ in Job 7:12,” JBL 80 [1961]: 270-71).