King James Version

Ezekiel 19:6

And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey, and devoured men.

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וַיִּתְהַלֵּ֥ךְvayithalekheand walkהָלַךְconjunction, verb, hithpael, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and walk”, the next action in the storyH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…בְּתוֹךְbetokhein amongתָּוֶךְpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in among”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8432a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centreamong(-st), [idiom] between, half, [idiom] (there-, where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), [idiom] out (of), [idiom] through, [idiom] with(-in).אֲרָי֖וֹתarayotlionאֲרִיnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “lion”, the ordinary formH738a lion(young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).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 he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion; and he learned to catch the prey, he devoured men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and he learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it goeth up and down in the midst of lions, A young lion it hath been, And it learneth to tear prey, man it hath devoured.

World English Bible

He went up and down among the lions. He became a young lion. He learned to catch the prey. He devoured men.

Darby Translation

And he went up and down among the lions; he became a young lion, and learned to catch the prey; he devoured men.

Douay-Rheims

And he went up and down among the lions, and became a lion: and he learned to catch the prey, and to devour men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he went up and down among the lions, he became a young lion; and he learned to catch the prey, he devoured men.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he went up and down in the midst of lions, he became a lion, and learned to take prey, he devoured men.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀνεστρέφετο ἐν μέσῳ λεόντων, λέων ἐγένετο, καὶ ἔμαθεν ἁρπάζειν ἁρπάγματα, ἀνθρώπους ἔφαγε,