Nah 2:12 | NETfull | STEP | The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed and strangled prey to provide food for his lionesses; he filled his lairs with prey and his dens with torn flesh.

Nahum 2:12

12 The lion tore apart as much prey as his cubs needed ^{▼▼ Heb “as much as he needs.” The term בְּדי (b^edi, “as much as he needs”; HALOT 219 s.v. 2a) is composed of the preposition בְּ (bet) and the noun דַּי (day, “enough, what is required”). This idiom means” to satisfy the hunger of [something]” (cf. Jer 51:58; Hab 2:13).}
and strangled prey to provide food ^{▼▼ The words “to provide food” are not in the Hebrew text, but are supplied in the translation for clarity.} for his lionesses;
he filled ^{▼▼ The Piel verb וַיְמַלֵּא (vay^emalle’) is a preterite with vav (ו) consecutive which depicts a sequence of events.} his lairs with prey
and his dens with torn flesh.