King James Version

Job 38:39

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

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הֲתָצ֣וּדhatatsudchaseצוּדparticle, interrogative, verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “chase”, an unfinished actionH6679to lie alongside (i.e. in wait); by implication, to catch an animal (figuratively, men); to victual (for a journey)chase, hunt, sore, take (provision).לְלָבִ֣יאlelavito lionלָבִיאpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “to lion”, the ordinary formH3833to roar; a lion (properly, a lioness as the fiercer (although not a roarer;))(great, old, stout) lion, lioness, young (lion).טָ֑רֶףtarefleafטֶרֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “leaf”, the ordinary formH2964something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, foodleaf, meat, prey, spoil.וְחַיַּ֖תvechayatand lifeחַיconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “and life”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2416alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or living thing), whether literally or figuratively[phrase] age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, [phrase] merry, multitude, [phrase] (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.כְּפִירִ֣יםkefirimlionכְּפִירnoun, common, masculine, plural, 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).תְּמַלֵּֽאtemalebe at an endמָלֵאverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “be at an end”, an unfinished actionH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

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American Standard Version (1901)

Canst thou hunt the prey for the lioness, Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Young’s Literal Translation

Dost thou hunt for a lion prey? And the desire of young lions fulfil?

World English Bible

“Can you hunt the prey for the lioness, or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Darby Translation

Dost thou hunt the prey for the lioness, and dost thou satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Douay-Rheims

Wilt thou take the prey for the lioness, and satisfy the appetite of her whelps,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lioness? Or satisfy the appetite of the young lions,

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And wilt thou hunt a prey for the lions? and satisfy the desires of the serpents?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Θηρεύσεις δὲ λέουσι βορὰν, ψυχὰς δὲ δρακόντων ἐμπλήσεις;