KJV King James Version
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
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Job 41:16
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
One scale is so near to another that no air can pass between them.
WEB World English Bible
One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
ASV American Standard Version
One is so near to another, That no air can come between them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
One unto another they draw nigh, And air doth not enter between them.
Surrounding context — Job 41
13 Who can discover the face of his garment? [or] who can come [to him] with his double bridle?
14 Who can open the doors of his face? his teeth [are] terrible round about.
15 [His] scales [are his] pride, shut up together [as with] a close seal.
16 One is so near to another, that no air can come between them.
17 They are joined one to another, they stick together, that they cannot be sundered.
18 By his neesings a light doth shine, and his eyes [are] like the eyelids of the morning.
19 Out of his mouth go burning lamps, [and] sparks of fire leap out.
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