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Ezekiel 19:3

And she brought up one of her whelps: it became a young lion, and it learned to catch the prey; it devoured men.

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וַתַּ֛עַלvataaland ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and ascend up”, the next action in the storyH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…אֶחָ֥דechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,מִגֻּרֶ֖יהָmigureyhafrom whelpגּוּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “from whelp”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1482a cub (as still abiding in the lair), especially of the lionwhelp, young one.כְּפִ֣ירkefirlionכְּפִירnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH3715a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane)(young) lion, village. Compare H3723 (כָּפָר).הָיָ֑הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.וַיִּלְמַ֥דvayilmadand teachלָמַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and teach”, the next action in the storyH3925properly, to goad, i.e. (by implication) to teach (the rod being an Oriental incentive)(un-) accustomed, [idiom] diligently, expert, instruct, learn, skilful, teach(-er, -ing).לִטְרָףlitrafto catchטָרַףpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to catch”, the to-form of the verbH2963to pluck off or pull to pieces; causatively to supply with food (as in morsels)catch, [idiom] without doubt, feed, ravin, rend in pieces, [idiom] surely, tear (in pieces).טֶ֖רֶףterefleafטֶרֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “leaf”, the ordinary formH2964something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, foodleaf, meat, prey, spoil.אָדָ֥םadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.אָכָֽלakhaleatאָכַלverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “eat”, a completed actionH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And she brought up one of her whelps, he became a young lion; and he learned to catch the prey, he devoured men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And she brought up one of her whelps: he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

Young’s Literal Translation

And she bringeth up one of her whelps, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

World English Bible

She brought up one of her cubs. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.

Darby Translation

And she brought up one of her whelps; it became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

Douay-Rheims

And she brought out one of her whelps, and he became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And she brought up one of her whelps, he became a young lion; and he learned to catch the prey, he devoured men.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And one of her whelps sprang forth; he became a lion, and learned to take prey, he devoured men.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπεπήδησεν εἷς τῶν σκύμνων αὐτῆς, λέων ἐγένετο, καὶ ἔμαθε τοῦ ἁρπάζειν ἁρπάγματα, ἀνθρώπους ἔφαγε.