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my version doesn't say tubes but if it did, I would logically assume it to be a metaphor.

So you know when the bible speaks metaphorically, and when it speaks literally? How do you determine this? It seems perfectly obvious to me that the bible speaks metaphorically of the "six days" of creation, because all available evidence points to a much longer period. So how do you know when to read the bible as a natural history textbook, and when to assume a statement is metaphorical?

Why would you want to argue an insignificant point like that? I would think there are bigger issues here.

On the contrary, I think this touches on a pivotal issue: The bible simply does not hold water as a natural history textbook, and this bronze-boned behemoth is one of thousands of examples. The bible is a religous book. There is no need to stretch and strain it into other areas.

As in all things, each is entitled to believe as he or she so chooses. I will not call your position wrong.

What animal do you believe the behemoth was/is and why?