Leviticus 26:22

26:22 I will send the wild animals ¹  against you and they will bereave you of your children, ²  annihilate your cattle, and diminish your population ³  so that your roads will become deserted.

Genesis 37:20

37:20 Come now, let’s kill him, throw him into one of the cisterns, and then say that a wild ⁴  animal ate him. Then we’ll see how his dreams turn out!” ⁵ 

¹ tn Heb “the animal of the field.” This collective singular has been translated as a plural. The expression “animal of the field” refers to a wild (i.e., nondomesticated) animal.

² tn The words “of your children” are not in the Hebrew text, but are implied.

³ tn Heb “and diminish you.”

⁴ tn The Hebrew word can sometimes carry the nuance “evil,” but when used of an animal it refers to a dangerous wild animal.

⁵ tn Heb “what his dreams will be.”