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The old lion perisheth for lack of prey, and the stout lion’s whelps are scattered abroad. (KJV)

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לַ֭יִשׁLa.yisha lion

Lemma: לַ֫יִשׁ (la.yish) · Strong's: H3918

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lion

Used 3 times. Also: Proverbs 30:30, Isaiah 30:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3918; TAHOT Job 4:11 word 1

אֹבֵ֣ד'o.Ved[is] perishing

Lemma: אָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H0006

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to perish

Used 183 times. Also: Exodus 10:7, Leviticus 23:30, Leviticus 26:38, Numbers 16:33, Numbers 17:12, Numbers 21:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0006; TAHOT Job 4:11 word 2

מִבְּלִי\־mi.be.li-because not

Lemma: בְּלִי (be.li) · Strong's: H1097

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: without

Used 58 times. Also: Genesis 31:20, Exodus 14:11, Deuteronomy 4:42, Deuteronomy 9:28, Deuteronomy 19:4, Deuteronomy 28:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1097; TAHOT Job 4:11 word 3

טָ֑רֶףTa.refprey

Lemma: טֶ֫רֶף (te.reph) · Strong's: H2964

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: prey

Used 22 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Job 24:5, Job 29:17, Job 38:39, Psalms 76:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2964; TAHOT Job 4:11 word 4

וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Neiand [the] young of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: young animal

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 18:7, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 32:15, Genesis 49:11, Genesis 49:22, Exodus 29:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121H; TAHOT Job 4:11 word 5

לָ֝בִ֗יאla.Vi'a lion

Lemma: לָבִיא (la.vi) · Strong's: H3833C

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: lion

Used 11 times. Also: Genesis 49:9, Numbers 23:24, Numbers 24:9, Deuteronomy 33:20, Job 38:39, Isaiah 5:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3833C; TAHOT Job 4:11 word 6

יִתְפָּרָֽדוּ\׃yit.pa.Ra.duthey are scattered

Lemma: פָּרַד (pa.rad) · Strong's: H6504

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVti3mp)

Meaning: to separate

Used 26 times. Also: Genesis 2:10, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 10:32, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6504; TAHOT Job 4:11 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

The old lion	→	לַ֫יִשׁ H3918 lion
perishes	→	אָבַד H0006 to perish
for lack	→	בְּלִי H1097 without
of prey	→	טֶ֫רֶף H2964 prey
and the cubs	→	בֵּן H1121H son: young animal
of the lioness	→	לָבִיא H3833C lion
are scattered	→	פָּרַד H6504 to separate

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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