39:29 From there it spots 1 its prey, 2
its eyes gaze intently from a distance.
39:30 And its young ones devour the blood,
and where the dead carcasses 3 are,
there it is.”
1 tn The word means “search,” but can be used for a wide range of matters, including spying.
2 tn Heb “food.”
3 tn The word חֲלָלִים (khalalim) designates someone who is fatally wounded, literally the “pierced one,” meaning anyone or thing that dies a violent death.