Job 41:6

“Will partners trade in it? Will they divide it among merchants?”

Job 41:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Job 41:6, word by word

Will partnersחַבָּרִיםchabarim

partner, trader

A partner, a companion in a trade. It appears only once in the Bible (Job 41:6).

Where else “chabarim” appears
tradeיִכְרוּyichru

trade

To trade among merchants, bargaining over the price.

Where else “yichru” appears
Will they divide itיֶחֱצוּyechetsu

divide

To split into parts, share out.

Where else “yechetsu” appears
merchantsכְּנַעֲנִיםkenaanim

merchant

A person who buys and sells, as the Canaanites of the coast did.

Where else “kenaanim” appears

Translation note

“Merchants”: literally “Canaanites,” a people known for their trade.

The context

5Will you play with it as with a bird, or bind it for your girls?

6 · This verse (above)

7Can you fill its skin with darts, or its head with a harpoon for fish?

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