2 Esdras 6:49

49 You kept two living creatures in reserve; one you named Behemoth, and the second you named Leviathan.

2 Esdras 6:49 In-Context

47 “On the fifth day you commanded the seventh part where the water was gathered to produce animals, birds, and fish.

48 The silent and lifeless water, as it was commanded, brought forth animals so that peoples might recount your wonders.

49 You kept two living creatures in reserve; one you named Behemoth, and the second you named Leviathan.

50 You separated them from each other, for the seventh part where the water was gathered couldn't contain them.

51 You gave Behemoth one part of the land that had been dried on the third day, where there are a thousand mountains so that he might live there.

Footnotes

• [a] Syr, Eth; Lat two souls