Job

Job 38:39–40

³⁹Can you hunt the prey for a lioness

or satisfy the hunger of young lions

⁴⁰when they crouch in their dens

and lie in wait in the thicket?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Can you hunt	הֲתָצ֣וּד	hă·ṯā·ṣūḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H6679 hunt
the prey	טָ֑רֶף	ṭā·rep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H2964 prey, food; leaf
for a lioness	לְלָבִ֣יא	lə·lā·ḇî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3833 lioness
or satisfy	תְּמַלֵּֽא׃	tə·mal·lê	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4390 be full, fill
the hunger	וְחַיַּ֖ת	wə·ḥay·yaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct	H2416 alive, living
of young lions	כְּפִירִ֣ים	kə·p̄î·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3715 young lion

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
when	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they crouch	יָשֹׁ֥חוּ	yā·šō·ḥū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7817 bow, be bowed down, crouch
in their dens	בַמְּעוֹנ֑וֹת	ḇam·mə·‘ō·w·nō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4585 id.
and lie	יֵשְׁב֖וּ	yê·šə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in	לְמוֹ־	lə·mōw-	Preposition	H3926 to, for
wait	אָֽרֶב׃	’ā·reḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H695 ambuscade
in the thicket	בַסֻּכָּ֣ה	ḇas·suk·kāh	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5521 thicket, booth

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Job 38:39 Psalm 104:21 · Psalm 34:10 · Job 4:10–11 · Psalm 145:15–16

Job 38:40 Job 37:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.