Verse 1

{ "verseID": "Nahum.2.1", "source": "הִנֵּ֨ה עַל־הֶהָרִ֜ים רַגְלֵ֤י מְבַשֵּׂר֙ מַשְׁמִ֣יעַ שָׁל֔וֹם חָגִּ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה חַגַּ֖יִךְ שַׁלְּמִ֣י נְדָרָ֑יִךְ כִּי֩ לֹ֨א יוֹסִ֥יף ע֛וֹד לַֽעֲבָר־בָּ֥ךְ בְּלִיַּ֖עַל כֻּלֹּ֥ה נִכְרָֽת׃", "text": "*Hinnēh* upon the *hārîm* *raglê* *məbaśśêr* *mašmîaʿ* *šālôm*; *ḥāggî* *Yəhûdāh* *ḥaggayik* *šallmî* *nədārayik*; for not *yôsîp* again *laʿăbār* in you *bəlîyaʿal*, all of it *nikrāt*.", "grammar": { "*Hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/look", "*hārîm*": "noun, masculine plural - mountains", "*raglê*": "noun, feminine plural construct - feet of", "*məbaśśêr*": "participle, piel, masculine singular - one bringing good news", "*mašmîaʿ*": "participle, hiphil, masculine singular - one proclaiming/causing to hear", "*šālôm*": "noun, masculine singular - peace/welfare/prosperity", "*ḥāggî*": "verb, imperative, feminine singular with 2nd person suffix - celebrate/keep festival", "*Yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah", "*ḥaggayik*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your festivals", "*šallmî*": "verb, piel imperative, feminine singular - fulfill/complete", "*nədārayik*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your vows", "*yôsîp*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will add/continue", "*laʿăbār*": "preposition with verb, qal infinitive construct - to pass through", "*bəlîyaʿal*": "noun, masculine singular - worthlessness/wickedness/destruction", "*nikrāt*": "verb, niphal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - is cut off/destroyed" }, "variants": { "*Hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*məbaśśêr*": "herald/messenger/one bringing good news", "*mašmîaʿ*": "proclaimer/announcer/one causing to hear", "*šālôm*": "peace/completeness/welfare/prosperity", "*ḥāggî*": "celebrate/observe festival/make pilgrimage", "*šallmî*": "fulfill/pay/complete", "*bəlîyaʿal*": "worthlessness/wickedness/evil/destruction", "*nikrāt*": "cut off/destroyed/eliminated" } }

Verse 2

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Verse 3

{ "verseID": "Nahum.2.3", "source": "כִּ֣י שָׁ֤ב יְהוָה֙ אֶת־גְּא֣וֹן יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּגְא֖וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֤י בְקָקוּם֙ בֹּֽקְקִ֔ים וּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖ם שִׁחֵֽתוּ׃", "text": "For *šāb* *YHWH* *ʾet-gəʾôn* *Yaʿăqōb* as the *gəʾôn* of *Yiśrāʾēl*; for *bəqāqûm* *bōqəqîm* and their *zəmōrêhem* *šiḥētû*.", "grammar": { "*šāb*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has restored/returned", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name", "*ʾet-gəʾôn*": "direct object marker with noun, masculine singular construct - the pride/majesty of", "*Yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun - Jacob", "*gəʾôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - pride/majesty/excellence of", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*bəqāqûm*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - they emptied them", "*bōqəqîm*": "participle, qal, masculine plural - emptiers/plunderers", "*zəmōrêhem*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their vine branches/shoots", "*šiḥētû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they destroyed/ruined" }, "variants": { "*šāb*": "restored/returned/brought back", "*gəʾôn*": "pride/majesty/excellence/glory", "*bəqāqûm*": "emptied/plundered/devastated them", "*bōqəqîm*": "plunderers/emptiers/destroyers", "*zəmōrêhem*": "vine branches/shoots/tendrils", "*šiḥētû*": "destroyed/ruined/marred" } }

Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Nahum.2.4", "source": "מָגֵ֨ן גִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּ מְאָדָּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁי־חַ֙יִל֙ מְתֻלָּעִ֔ים בְּאֵשׁ־פְּלָד֥וֹת הָרֶ֖כֶב בְּי֣וֹם הֲכִינ֑וֹ וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים הָרְעָֽלוּ׃", "text": "*Māgēn* *gibbōrêhû* *məʾoddām* *ʾanšê-ḥayil* *mətullāʿîm*; with *ʾēš-pəlādôt* the *hārekeb* in *yôm* *hăkînô*; and the *habərōšîm* *hārʿālû*.", "grammar": { "*Māgēn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - shield of", "*gibbōrêhû*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his mighty men", "*məʾoddām*": "verb, pual participle, masculine singular - reddened/dyed red", "*ʾanšê-ḥayil*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun - men of valor/strength", "*mətullāʿîm*": "verb, pual participle, masculine plural - clothed in scarlet/crimson", "*ʾēš-pəlādôt*": "noun, feminine singular construct + noun, feminine plural - fire of steel/torch flames", "*hārekeb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chariot", "*yôm*": "noun, masculine singular construct - day of", "*hăkînô*": "verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his preparation", "*habərōšîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the fir trees/cypresses/spears", "*hārʿālû*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person plural - they are made to quiver/shake" }, "variants": { "*Māgēn*": "shield/defense/protection", "*gibbōrêhû*": "his mighty men/warriors/heroes", "*məʾoddām*": "reddened/dyed red/crimson", "*ʾanšê-ḥayil*": "men of valor/strength/ability/wealth", "*mətullāʿîm*": "clothed in scarlet/crimson/crimson-clad", "*ʾēš-pəlādôt*": "fire of steel/flashing metal/torches of steel", "*habərōšîm*": "the fir trees/cypresses/spears made of fir wood", "*hārʿālû*": "made to quiver/shake/brandished" } }

Verse 5

{ "verseID": "Nahum.2.5", "source": "בַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ הָרֶ֔כֶב יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת מַרְאֵיהֶן֙ כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃", "text": "In the *ḥûṣôt* *yithôləlû* the *hārekeb*, *yištaqšəqûn* in the *rəḥōbôt*; *marʾêhen* like the *lappîdîm*, like the *bərāqîm* *yərôṣēṣû*.", "grammar": { "*ḥûṣôt*": "noun, feminine plural - streets/outside places", "*yithôləlû*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they rage/act madly", "*hārekeb*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the chariot(s)", "*yištaqšəqûn*": "verb, hithpael imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they jostle/rush", "*rəḥōbôt*": "noun, feminine plural - open places/broad streets/squares", "*marʾêhen*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their appearance", "*lappîdîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the torches/flames", "*bərāqîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the lightning flashes", "*yərôṣēṣû*": "verb, poel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they run/dash about" }, "variants": { "*ḥûṣôt*": "streets/outside places/open areas", "*yithôləlû*": "rage/act madly/rush around madly", "*yištaqšəqûn*": "jostle/rush/clash together", "*rəḥōbôt*": "broad streets/open squares/plazas", "*lappîdîm*": "torches/flames/lightning", "*bərāqîm*": "lightning flashes/lightning bolts", "*yərôṣēṣû*": "run/dash about/dart back and forth" } }

Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Nahum.2.6", "source": "יִזְכֹּר֙ אַדִּירָ֔יו יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ בַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑ם יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ חֽוֹמָתָ֔הּ וְהֻכַ֖ן הַסֹּכֵֽךְ׃", "text": "He *yizkōr* his *ʾaddîrāyw*, they *yikkāšəlû* in their *bahălîkātām*; they *yəmahărû* to her *ḥômātāh*, and *hûkan* the *hassōkēk*.", "grammar": { "*yizkōr*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he remembers/summons", "*ʾaddîrāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his nobles/mighty ones", "*yikkāšəlû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they stumble/totter", "*bahălîkātām*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in their walking/march", "*yəmahărû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they hasten/hurry", "*ḥômātāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her wall", "*hûkan*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is prepared/established", "*hassōkēk*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the covering/siege device" }, "variants": { "*yizkōr*": "remembers/summons/calls to mind", "*ʾaddîrāyw*": "his nobles/mighty ones/officers/leaders", "*yikkāšəlû*": "stumble/totter/fall", "*bahălîkātām*": "in their walking/marching/advance", "*yəmahărû*": "hasten/hurry/rush", "*ḥômātāh*": "her wall/rampart/defense", "*hassōkēk*": "the covering/mantlet/siege device/shield" } }

Verse 8

{ "verseID": "Nahum.2.8", "source": "וְהֻצַּ֖ב גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ כְּק֣וֹל יוֹנִ֔ים מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת עַל־לִבְבֵהֶֽן׃", "text": "And *huṣṣab* *gullətāh* *hōʿălātāh*, and her *ʾamhōteyha* *mənahăgôt* like the *qôl* *yônîm*, *mətōpəpōt* upon their *libəbêhen*.", "grammar": { "*huṣṣab*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it is fixed/established/set", "*gullətāh*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - she is uncovered/exposed/exiled", "*hōʿălātāh*": "verb, hophal perfect, 3rd person feminine singular - she is led away/carried away", "*ʾamhōteyha*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her maidservants", "*mənahăgôt*": "verb, piel participle, feminine plural - leading/guiding/moaning", "*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - sound/voice of", "*yônîm*": "noun, feminine plural - doves", "*mətōpəpōt*": "verb, poel participle, feminine plural - beating/drumming", "*libəbêhen*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their hearts" }, "variants": { "*huṣṣab*": "fixed/established/determined/decreed", "*gullətāh*": "she is uncovered/exposed/exiled/laid bare", "*hōʿălātāh*": "led away/carried away/taken into exile", "*ʾamhōteyha*": "her maidservants/female slaves", "*mənahăgôt*": "leading/guiding/moaning/lamenting", "*yônîm*": "doves/pigeons", "*mətōpəpōt*": "beating/drumming/striking", "*libəbêhen*": "their hearts/chests/breasts" } }

Verse 11

{ "verseID": "Nahum.2.11", "source": "בּוּקָ֥ה וּמְבוּקָ֖ה וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה וְלֵ֨ב נָמֵ֜ס וּפִ֣ק בִּרְכַּ֗יִם וְחַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכָל־מָתְנַ֔יִם וּפְנֵ֥י כֻלָּ֖ם קִבְּצ֥וּ פָארֽוּר׃", "text": "*Bûqāh* and *məbûqāh* and *məbullāqāh*; and *lēb* *nāmēs* and *piq* *birkayim* and *ḥalḥālāh* in all *motnayim*, and *pənê* all of them *qibbəṣû* *pāʾrûr*.", "grammar": { "*Bûqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - emptiness/void", "*məbûqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - emptiness/devastation", "*məbullāqāh*": "noun, feminine singular - devastation/ruin", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular - heart", "*nāmēs*": "verb, niphal participle, masculine singular - melting/dissolving", "*piq*": "noun, masculine singular construct - shaking/tottering of", "*birkayim*": "noun, feminine dual - knees", "*ḥalḥālāh*": "noun, feminine singular - pain/anguish/trembling", "*motnayim*": "noun, masculine dual - loins/waist", "*pənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - faces of", "*qibbəṣû*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd person plural - they gather/withdraw", "*pāʾrûr*": "noun, masculine singular - blackness/glow" }, "variants": { "*Bûqāh*": "emptiness/void/desolation", "*məbûqāh*": "emptiness/devastation/waste", "*məbullāqāh*": "devastation/ruin/destruction", "*nāmēs*": "melting/dissolving/fainting", "*piq*": "shaking/tottering/knocking together", "*ḥalḥālāh*": "pain/anguish/trembling/writhing", "*qibbəṣû*": "gather/withdraw/turn pale", "*pāʾrûr*": "blackness/paleness/glow/pot" } }

Verse 13

{ "verseID": "Nahum.2.13", "source": "אַרְיֵ֤ה טֹרֵף֙ בְּדֵ֣י גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו וַיְמַלֵּא־טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔יו וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו טְרֵפָֽה׃", "text": "*ʾaryēh* *ṭōrēp* *bədê* *gōrôtāyw* and *məḥannēq* for his *libʾōtāyw*; and he *wayəmalēʾ-ṭerep* his *ḥōrāyw* and his *məʿōnōtāyw* *ṭərēpāh*.", "grammar": { "*ʾaryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion", "*ṭōrēp*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - tearing/rending", "*bədê*": "preposition + noun, masculine plural construct - for the needs of", "*gōrôtāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his cubs/young ones", "*məḥannēq*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular - strangling/killing", "*libʾōtāyw*": "preposition + noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his lionesses", "*wayəmalēʾ-ṭerep*": "verb, piel imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular + noun - and he filled with prey", "*ḥōrāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his holes/dens", "*məʿōnōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his dwelling places/lairs", "*ṭərēpāh*": "noun, feminine singular - torn flesh/prey" }, "variants": { "*ṭōrēp*": "tearing/rending/hunting prey", "*bədê*": "for the needs of/sufficiency/enough for", "*gōrôtāyw*": "his cubs/young ones/offspring", "*məḥannēq*": "strangling/killing/throttling", "*libʾōtāyw*": "his lionesses/female lions", "*ḥōrāyw*": "his holes/dens/caves", "*məʿōnōtāyw*": "his dwelling places/lairs/dens", "*ṭərēpāh*": "torn flesh/prey/torn animal" } }

Verse 14

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