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# Connecting Statement:
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Yahweh continues to rebuke Job by asking him rhetorical questions.
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# Who can strip off his outer covering?
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This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "No one can strip off his outer clothing." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# his
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The word "his" refers to Leviathan.
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# Who can penetrate his double armor?
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The word "armor" is a metaphor for the hard scales or hide on his back. This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "No one can penetrate his very thick hide." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]] and [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# Who can open the doors of his face ... terror?
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This question can be translated as a statement. AT: "No one can pry his jaws apart ... terror." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# shields
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The word "shields" is a metaphor for Leviathan's hide. Both shields and Leviathan's hide protect well and deflect arrows and other weapons. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])
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# tight together as with a close seal
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This means the "shields" are very close to one another and nothing can get between them.
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/armor]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/face]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/terror]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/seal]] |