Amos 3:4
NASB Lexicon
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Does a lion 
 
743b: a lionfrom arah
roarהֲיִשְׁאַ֤ג
(ha·yish·'ag)
7580: to roara prim. root
in the forestבַּיַּ֔עַר
(bai·ya·'ar,)
3293a: wood, forest, thicketfrom an unused word
when he has noאֵ֣ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
prey?וְטֶ֖רֶף
(ve·te·ref)
2964: prey, food, a leaffrom taraph
Does a young lionכְּפִ֤יר
(ke·fir)
3715: young lionof uncertain derivation
growlהֲיִתֵּ֨ן
(ha·yit·ten)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
from his denמִמְּעֹ֣נָתֹ֔ו
(mim·me·'o·na·tov,)
4585: habitationfem. of maon
unlessבִּלְתִּ֖י
(bil·ti)
1115: not, exceptfrom balah
he has capturedלָכָֽד׃
(la·chad.)
3920: to capture, seize, takea prim. root
[something]? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Will a lion
'ariy  (ar-ee')
a lion -- (young) lion, + pierce (from the margin).
roar
sha'ag  (shaw-ag')
to rumble or moan -- mightily, roar.
in the forest
ya`ar  (yah'-ar)
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees) -- (honey-)comb, forest, wood.
when he hath no prey
tereph  (teh'-ref)
something torn, i.e. a fragment, e.g. a fresh leaf, prey, food -- leaf, meat, prey, spoil.
will a young lion
kphiyr  (kef-eer')
a village (as covered in by walls); also a young lion (perhaps as covered with a mane) -- (young) lion, village.
cry out
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
qowl  (kole)
from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound
of his den
m`ownah  (meh-o-naw')
den, habitation, (dwelling) place, refuge.
if he have taken
lakad  (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
nothing
biltiy  (bil-tee')
a failure of, i.e. (used only as a negative particle, usually with a prepositional prefix) not, except, without, unless, besides, because not, until, etc.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Does a lion roar in the forest when he has no prey? Does a young lion growl from his den unless he has captured something?

King James Bible
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he hath no prey? will a young lion cry out of his den, if he have taken nothing?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Does a lion roar in the forest when it has no prey? Does a young lion growl from its lair unless it has captured something?

International Standard Version
Will a lion roar in the forest without having found its prey? Will a young lion cry from its den without having caught anything?

NET Bible
Does a lion roar in the woods if he has not cornered his prey? Does a young lion bellow from his den if he has not caught something?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Does a lion roar in the forest if it has no prey? Does a young lion growl in its den unless it has caught something?

King James 2000 Bible
Will a lion roar in the forest, when he has no prey? will a young lion cry out from his den, if he has taken nothing?
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