qa.tal denotes taking a life, whether anticipated, carried out against the vulnerable, or requested of God against the wicked.

Across the supplied verses, qa.tal denotes taking a life: Job 13:15 anticipates being slain, Job 24:14 describes lethal action against the poor and needy, and Psalm 139:19 voices a request that God slay the wicked.

1. Taking a life · dominant

   The imperfect forms describe lethal action or its prospect: in Job 13:15 the APB renders the clause “he will slay me”; in Job 24:14 it places the action in the murderer's attack on “the poor and needy”; and in Psalm 139:19 it renders a plea to God, “If you would slay the wicked.”

   Job 13:15Job 24:14Psalm 139:19

In the Anselm Project Bible: The APB uses “slay” in Job 13:15 and Psalm 139:19, and “kill” in Job 24:14. These renderings confirm the verses' lethal-action context rather than establish separate senses.