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Selected Verse: Job 41:14 - Strong Concordance

Verse	Translation	Text
Job 41:14	Strong Concordance	Who can open [06605] the doors [01817] of his face [06440]? his teeth [08127] are terrible [0367] round about [05439].
	King James	Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth are terrible round about.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
doors of . . . face--his mouth. His teeth are sixty in number, larger in proportion than his body, some standing out, some serrated, fitting into each other like a comb [BOCHART].

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

doors of . . . face--his mouth. His teeth are sixty in number, larger in proportion than his body, some standing out, some serrated, fitting into each other like a comb [BOCHART].

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Who can open the doors of his face? - His mouth. The same term is sti 1 used to denote the mouth - from its resemblance to a door. The idea is, that no one would dare to force open his mouth. This agrees better with the crocodile than almost any other animal. It would not apply to the whale. The crocodile is armed with a more formidable set of teeth than almost any other animal; see the description in the notes at Job 41:1. Bochart says that it has sixty teeth, and those much larger than in proportion to the size of the body. Some of them, he says, stand out; some of them are serrated, or like a saw, fitting into each other when the mouth is closed; and some come together in the manner of a comb, so that the grasp of the animal is very tenacious and fearful; see a full description in Bochart.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]

Who can open the doors of his face? - His mouth. The same term is sti 1 used to denote the mouth - from its resemblance to a door. The idea is, that no one would dare to force open his mouth. This agrees better with the crocodile than almost any other animal. It would not apply to the whale. The crocodile is armed with a more formidable set of teeth than almost any other animal; see the description in the notes at Job 41:1. Bochart says that it has sixty teeth, and those much larger than in proportion to the size of the body. Some of them, he says, stand out; some of them are serrated, or like a saw, fitting into each other when the mouth is closed; and some come together in the manner of a comb, so that the grasp of the animal is very tenacious and fearful; see a full description in Bochart.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Doors - His mouth. If it be open, none dare enter within, and if it be shut, none dare open it.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]

Doors - His mouth. If it be open, none dare enter within, and if it be shut, none dare open it.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826
The doors of his face? - His jaws which are most tremendous.

Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826

The doors of his face? - His jaws which are most tremendous.

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