Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThen he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. Young's Literal Translation And he looketh behind him, and seeth them, and declareth them vile in the name of Jehovah, and two bears come out of the forest, and rend of them forty and two lads. King James Bible And he turned back, and looked on them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she bears out of the wood, and tare forty and two children of them. Hebrew Then he turnedוַיִּ֤פֶן (way·yi·p̄en) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 6437: To turn, to face, appear, look around, אַֽחֲרָיו֙ (’a·ḥă·rāw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's 310: The hind or following part looked at them, וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם (way·yir·’êm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see and called down a curse on them וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם (way·qal·lêm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural Strong's 7043: To be slight, swift or trifling in the name בְּשֵׁ֣ם (bə·šêm) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 8034: A name of the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Suddenly two שְׁתַּ֤יִם (šə·ta·yim) Number - fd Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number) female bears דֻּבִּים֙ (dub·bîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1677: The bear came out וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה (wat·tê·ṣe·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 3318: To go, bring, out, direct and proxim of מִן־ (min-) Preposition Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of the woods הַיַּ֔עַר (hay·ya·‘ar) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3293: A copse of bushes, a forest, honey in the comb and mauled וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה (wat·tə·ḇaq·qa‘·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 1234: To cleave, to rend, break, rip, open forty-two אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 705: Forty of the young men. יְלָדִֽים׃ (yə·lā·ḏîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3206: Something born, a lad, offspring |
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