Job 38:41

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Who provideth for the raven his food? when his young ones cry unto God, they wander for lack of meat.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מִ֤י יָכִ֥ין לָעֹרֵ֗ב צֵ֫יד֥וֹ כִּֽי־יְ֭לָדָיו אֶל־אֵ֣ל יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּ יִ֝תְע֗וּ לִבְלִי־אֹֽכֶל׃

Transliteration

Who yākîn for-ʿōrēb ṣêdô when-yəlādāyw unto-ʾēl yəšawwēʿû yitʿû without-ʾōkel?

Grammar Details

*mî*: interrogative pronoun - who?
*yākîn*: hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - prepares/provides
*lā*: preposition - for
*ʿōrēb*: noun, masculine singular - raven
*ṣêdô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its prey/food
*kî*: conjunction - when/because
*yəlādāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - its young ones
*ʾel*: preposition - unto/to
*ʾēl*: noun, masculine singular - God
*yəšawwēʿû*: piel imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they cry out
*yitʿû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they wander/roam
*liblî*: preposition + negative particle - without
*ʾōkel*: noun, masculine singular - food

Word Meanings

*yākîn*: prepares/provides/furnishes
*ʿōrēb*: raven/crow
*ṣêdô*: its prey/its food/its provision
*yəlādāyw*: its young ones/its offspring
*yəšawwēʿû*: they cry out/they cry for help
*yitʿû*: they wander/they roam/they stagger
*ʾōkel*: food/nourishment

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 147:9 : 9 He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young ravens which cry.
Matt 6:26 : 26 Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Luke 12:24 : 24 Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
Ps 104:27-28 : 27 These wait all upon thee; that thou mayest give them their meat in due season. 28 That thou givest them they gather: thou openest thine hand, they are filled with good.

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