Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them. Young's Literal Translation and it cometh to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them. King James Bible And [so] it was at the beginning of their dwelling there, [that] they feared not the LORD: therefore the LORD sent lions among them, which slew [some] of them. Hebrew Nowוַיְהִ֗י (way·hî) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be when [the settlers] first בִּתְחִלַּת֙ (biṯ·ḥil·laṯ) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 8462: A commencement, rel, original lived שִׁבְתָּ֣ם (šiḇ·tām) Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry there, שָׁ֔ם (šām) Adverb Strong's 8033: There, then, thither they did not לֹ֥א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no worship יָרְא֖וּ (yā·rə·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel so He יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel sent וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח (way·šal·laḥ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out lions among them, הָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·yō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 738: A lion which וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ (way·yih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be killed [some] הֹרְגִ֖ים (hō·rə·ḡîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent of them. בָּהֶֽם׃ (bā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew |