JOB 38:39 Parallel View

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UST 39-40 39-40Suppose a lioness and her cubs were crouching in their den or hiding in some bushes, waiting for some animal to pass by that they could kill.
 ⇔ Could you make an animal go by that the lioness could kill
⇔ so that she and her cubs could eat the meat and not be hungry anymore?

BSB  ⇔ Can you hunt the prey for a lioness
⇔ or satisfy the hunger of young lions

OEB Dost thou hunt for the lion his prey
⇔ Or the young lions’ craving appease,

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

NET “Do you hunt prey for the lioness,
 ⇔ and satisfy the appetite of the lions,

LSV Do you hunt prey for a lion? And fulfill the desire of young lions?

FBV Can you hunt prey for the lion? Can you feed the lion cubs

T4T  ⇔  39-40 39-40“When a lioness and her cubs crouch in their dens or hide in a thicket, waiting for some animal to pass by that they can kill,
 ⇔ can you find animals for a lioness to kill
⇔ so that she and her cubs can eat the meat and not be hungry any more?

LEB • the lion? And can you satisfy the hunger of strong lions

BBE Do you go after food for the she-lion, or get meat so that the young lions may have enough,

MOF No MOF JOB book available

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

KJB Wilt thou hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,[fn]
(Wilt thou/you hunt the prey for the lion? or fill the appetite of the young lions,)

38.39 the appetite: Heb. the life

BB Wylt thou hunt the pray for the lion? or fill the appetite of the lions whelpes,
(Wylt thou/you hunt the pray for the lion? or fill the appetite of the lions whelpes,)

GNV No GNV JOB 38:39 verse available

CB Huntest thou the praye fro the Lyon, or fedest thou his whelpes
(Huntest thou/you the pray from the Lyon, or fedest thou/you his whelpes)

WYC Whether thou schalt take prey to the lionesse, and schalt fille the soulis of hir whelpis,
(Whether thou/you shalt take prey to the lionesse, and shalt fille the soulis of her whelpis,)

LUT Kannst du der Löwin ihren Raub zu jagen geben und die jungen Löwen sättigen,
(Kannst you the Löwin your Raub to jagen give and the jungen Löwen sättigen,)

CLV Numquid capies leænæ prædam, et animam catulorum ejus implebis,
(Numquid capies leænæ prædam, and animam catulorum his implebis, )

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

BrLXX Θηρεύσεις δὲ λέουσι βορὰν, ψυχὰς δὲ δρακόντων ἐμπλήσεις;
(Thaʸreuseis de leousi boran, psuⱪas de drakontōn emplaʸseis? )

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠חַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא

and,appetite young_lions satisfy

Yahweh is using the term life by association to mean hunger, since eating is necessary to sustain life. If it would be helpful in your language, you could state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “or satisfy the hunger of her cubs”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

וְ⁠חַיַּ֖ת כְּפִירִ֣ים תְּמַלֵּֽא

and,appetite young_lions satisfy

Yahweh is using the word or to introduce what would happen as a result of what he described in the preceding phrase. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could indicate this in your translation. Alternate translation: “in order to satisfy the hunger of her cubs” or “so that she can feed her cubs”

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