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Job 38:41

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

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מִ֤יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יָכִ֥יןyakhinbe fittedכּוּןverb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be fitted”, an unfinished actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…לָעֹרֵ֗בlaorevto ravenעֹרֵבpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to raven”, the ordinary formH6158a raven (from its dusky hue)raven.צֵ֫יד֥וֹtseydvofoodצַיִדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “food”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6718the chase; also game (thus taken); (generally) lunch (especially for a journey)[idiom] catcheth, food, [idiom] hunter, (that which he took in) hunting, venison, victuals.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…ילדוyldvchildיֶלֶדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “child”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3206something born, i.e. a lad or offspringboy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).יְ֭לָדָיוyeladayvchildיֶלֶדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “child”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3206something born, i.e. a lad or offspringboy, child, fruit, son, young man (one).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).אֵ֣לelidolאֵלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “idol”, the ordinary formH410strength; as adjective, mighty; especially the Almighty (but used also of any deity)God (god), [idiom] goodly, [idiom] great, idol, might(-y one), power, strong. Compare names in '-el.'יְשַׁוֵּ֑עוּyeshavevshoutשָׁוַעverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “shout”, an unfinished actionH7768properly, to be free; but used only causatively and reflexively, to halloo (for help, i.e. freedom from some trouble)cry (aloud, out), shout.יִ֝תְע֗וּyitvdeceiveתָּעָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “deceive”, an unfinished actionH8582to vacillate, i.e. reel or stray (literally or figuratively); also causative of both(cause to) go astray, deceive, dissemble, (cause to, make to) err, pant, seduce, (make to) stagger, (cause to) wander, be out of the way.לִבְלִיlivlito notבְּלִיpreposition, particle, negative — “to not”H1097properly, failure, i.e. nothing or destruction; usually (with preposition) without, not yet, because not, as long as, etc.corruption, ig(norantly), for lack of, where no...is, so that no, none, not, un(awares), without.אֹֽכֶלokhelfoodאֹכֶלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “food”, the ordinary formH400foodeating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?

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American Standard Version (1901)

Who provideth for the raven his prey, When his young ones cry unto God, And wander for lack of food?

Young’s Literal Translation

Who doth prepare for a raven his provision, When his young ones cry unto God? They wander without food.

World English Bible

Who provides for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry to God, and wander for lack of food?

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Who provideth food for the raven, when her young ones cry to God, wandering about, because they have no meat?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Who provideth for the raven his prey, when his young ones cry unto God, and wander for lack of food?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And who has prepared food for the raven? for its young ones wander and cry to the Lord, in search of food.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Τίς δὲ ἡτοίμασε κόρακι βοράν; νεοσσοὶ γὰρ αὐτοῦ πρὸς Κύριον κεκράγασι πλανώμενοι, τὰ σῖτα ζητοῦντες.