Job 38:39

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

הֲתָצ֣וּד לְלָבִ֣יא טָ֑רֶף וְחַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא׃

Transliteration

?-tāṣûd for-lābîʾ ṭārep and-ḥayyat kəpîrîm təmallēʾ?

Grammar Details

*hă*: interrogative particle - ?
*tāṣûd*: qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you hunt
*lə*: preposition - for
*lābîʾ*: noun, masculine singular - lion/lioness
*ṭārep*: noun, masculine singular - prey/food
*wə*: conjunction - and
*ḥayyat*: noun, feminine singular construct - appetite/life of
*kəpîrîm*: noun, masculine plural - young lions
*təmallēʾ*: piel imperfect, 2nd masculine singular - you fill/satisfy

Word Meanings

*tāṣûd*: you hunt/you catch/you provide
*lābîʾ*: lion/lioness
*ṭārep*: prey/food/meat
*ḥayyat*: appetite/life/desire
*kəpîrîm*: young lions/lion cubs
*təmallēʾ*: you fill/you satisfy

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 104:21 : 21 The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Ps 145:15-16 : 15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season. 16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
Job 4:10-11 : 10 The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken. 11 The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion's whelps are scattered abroad.
Ps 34:10 : 10 The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good thing.

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