Job 41:3

“Will it multiply supplications to you, or will it speak to you soft words?”

Job 41:3 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 41:3, word by word

Will it multiplyיַרְבֶּהyarbe

increase

To make an amount larger, adding and adding.

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supplicationsתַּחֲנוּנִיםtachanunim

supplication

Supplication: a plea that asks for favor or mercy. It belongs to the same family as "show favor."

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will it speakיְדַבֵּרyedaber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

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soft wordsרַכּוֹתrakot

gentle

Gentle and without harshness, said of words.

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The context

2Can you put a rush in its nose, or with a hook pierce its jaw?

3 · This verse (above)

4Will it make a covenant with you, that you may take it as a slave forever?

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