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Psalms 17:12

Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

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דִּמְיֹנ֗וֹdimyonvoresemblanceדִּמְיוֹןnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “resemblance”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1825resemblance[idiom] like.כְּ֭אַרְיֵהkearyehas lionאֲרִיpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “as lion”, the ordinary formH738a lion(young) lion, [phrase] pierce (from the margin).יִכְס֣וֹףyikhsofdesireכָּסַףverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “desire”, an unfinished actionH3700properly, to become pale, i.e. (by implication) to pine after; also to fear(have) desire, be greedy, long, sore.לִטְר֑וֹףlitrofto 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).וְ֝כִכְפִ֗ירvekhikhfirand as lionכְּפִירconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and as 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).יֹשֵׁ֥בyoshevdwellיָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dwell”, a verb used as a describing wordH3427properly, to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry(make to) abide(-ing), continue, (cause to, make to) dwell(-ing), ease self, endure, establish, [idiom] fail, habitation, haunt, (make to) inhabit(-ant), make to keep (house), lurking, [idiom] marry(-ing), (bring again to) place, remain, r…בְּמִסְתָּרִֽיםbemistarimin secretמִסְתָּרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in secret”, the ordinary formH4565properly, a concealer, i.e. a covertsecret(-ly, place).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, And as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Young’s Literal Translation

His likeness as a lion desirous to tear, As a young lion dwelling in secret places.

World English Bible

He is like a lion that is greedy of his prey, as it were a young lion lurking in secret places.

Darby Translation

He is like a lion that is greedy of its prey, and as a young lion lurking in secret places.

Douay-Rheims

And he made darkness his covert, his pavilion round about him: dark waters in the clouds of the air.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

He is like a lion that is eager to tear in pieces, and like a young lion lurking in secret places.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They laid wait for me as a lion ready for prey, and like a lion's whelp dwelling in secret places .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὑπέλαβόν με ὡσεὶ λέων ἕτοιμος εἰς θήραν, καὶ ὡσεὶ σκύμνος οἰκῶν ἐν ἀποκρύφοις.