The Meaning of Job 41:8 Explained

Job 41:8

KJV: Lay thine hand upon him, remember the battle, do no more.

YLT: Place on him thy hand, Remember the battle -- do not add!

Darby: Lay thy hand upon him; remember the battle, do no more!

ASV: Lay thy hand upon him; Remember the battle, and do so no more.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Lay  thine hand  upon him, remember  the battle,  do no more. 

What does Job 41:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Job 41:1-34 - The Parable Of The Crocodile
The last paragraph described the hippopotamus; the whole of this chapter is devoted to the crocodile. In a series of striking questions the voice of the Almighty suggests his greatness. He is not an animal with whom you can play, or to whom you can speak soft words, or whose skin can be reached withsharpened weapons. His scales, Job 41:12-17; his eyes, mouth, and nostrils, Job 41:18-24; his fearlessness of human attack, Job 41:25-29; his power to lash the sea into a fury, making it to boil, Job 41:30-34 -each of these features is described in graphic terms.
As before, it is clear that the object is to throw into strong contrast the puniness and littleness of man. We may not be so much given to speculations about the organic world in which we live. But we are able to appreciate the argument. Surely He who tells the number of the stars, and weighs the mountains in scales, will have His pathway through the deep, and His footsteps in mighty waters. Being all that He is, He cannot but baffle the eye of man, but the heart can fully trust Him. We know that He does all things well. [source]

Chapter Summary: Job 41

1  Of God's great power in the leviathan

What do the individual words in Job 41:8 mean?

Lay on him your hand Remember the battle Never do it again
שִׂים־ עָלָ֥יו כַּפֶּ֑ךָ זְכֹ֥ר מִ֝לְחָמָ֗ה אַל־ תּוֹסַֽף

שִׂים־  Lay 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: שׂוּמָה 
Sense: to put, place, set, appoint, make.
עָלָ֥יו  on  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: עַל 
Sense: upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against.
כַּפֶּ֑ךָ  your  hand 
Parse: Noun, fdc, second person masculine singular
Root: כַּף  
Sense: palm, hand, sole, palm of the hand, hollow or flat of the hand.
זְכֹ֥ר  Remember 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular
Root: זָכַר 
Sense: to remember, recall, call to mind.
מִ֝לְחָמָ֗ה  the  battle 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: מִלְחָמָה  
Sense: battle, war.
אַל־  Never 
Parse: Adverb
Root: אַל  
Sense: not, no, nor, neither, nothing (as wish or preference).
תּוֹסַֽף  do  it  again 
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Jussive, second person masculine singular
Root: יָסַף 
Sense: to add, increase, do again.

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