Nah 1:3-9 : 3 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.3",
"source": "יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֙יִם֙ וּגְדָל־כֹּ֔חַ וְנַקֵּ֖ה לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֑ה יְהוָ֗ה בְּסוּפָ֤ה וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙ דַּרְכּ֔וֹ וְעָנָ֖ן אֲבַ֥ק רַגְלָֽיו׃",
"text": "*YHWH* *ʾerek* *ʾappayim* *û-gədōl-kōaḥ* *wə-naqqēh* *lōʾ* *yənaqqeh* *YHWH* *bə-sûpāh* *û-biśʿārāh* *darkô* *wə-ʿānān* *ʾăbaq* *raglāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*ʾerek*": "construct state, masculine, singular - long/slow of",
"*ʾappayim*": "dual form, nostrils/anger - anger/wrath",
"*û-gədōl*": "conjunction + adjective, masculine, singular - and great of",
"*kōaḥ*": "absolute state, masculine, singular - strength/power",
"*wə-naqqēh*": "conjunction + Piel infinitive absolute - and clearing/acquitting",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yənaqqeh*": "Piel imperfect, 3ms - he will clear/acquit",
"*bə-sûpāh*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - in the whirlwind/storm",
"*û-biśʿārāh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, feminine, singular - and in the tempest",
"*darkô*": "noun + 3ms suffix - his way",
"*wə-ʿānān*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and cloud",
"*ʾăbaq*": "construct state, masculine, singular - dust of",
"*raglāyw*": "noun, dual + 3ms suffix - his feet"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾerek* *ʾappayim*": "slow to anger/patient/longsuffering",
"*gədōl-kōaḥ*": "great in power/mighty in strength",
"*naqqēh* *lōʾ* *yənaqqeh*": "will by no means clear the guilty/will surely not acquit/will certainly not leave unpunished",
"*sûpāh*": "whirlwind/storm/tempest",
"*śʿārāh*": "tempest/storm/whirlwind",
"*ʾăbaq*": "dust/powder/fine particles"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.4",
"source": "גּוֹעֵ֤ר בַּיָּם֙ וַֽיַּבְּשֵׁ֔הוּ וְכָל־הַנְּהָר֖וֹת הֶֽחֱרִ֑יב אֻמְלַ֤ל בָּשָׁן֙ וְכַרְמֶ֔ל וּפֶ֥רַח לְבָנ֖וֹן אֻמְלָֽל׃",
"text": "*Gôʿēr* *ba-yyām* *wa-yyabbəšēhû* *wə-kol-hannəhārôt* *heḥĕrîb* *ʾumlal* *Bāšān* *wə-Karmel* *û-peraḥ* *Ləbānôn* *ʾumlāl*",
"grammar": {
"*Gôʿēr*": "Qal participle, masculine, singular - rebuking",
"*ba-yyām*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine, singular - in/at the sea",
"*wa-yyabbəšēhû*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3ms + 3ms suffix - and he dries it up",
"*wə-kol*": "conjunction + noun, construct - and all of",
"*hannəhārôt*": "article + noun, masculine, plural - the rivers",
"*heḥĕrîb*": "Hiphil perfect, 3ms - he dried up/made desolate",
"*ʾumlal*": "Pulal perfect, 3ms - it withers/languishes",
"*Bāšān*": "proper noun, place name",
"*wə-Karmel*": "conjunction + proper noun, place name",
"*û-peraḥ*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and flower/blossom of",
"*Ləbānôn*": "proper noun, place name",
"*ʾumlāl*": "Pulal perfect, 3ms - it withers/languishes"
},
"variants": {
"*Gôʿēr*": "rebuking/reproving/threatening",
"*yabbəšēhû*": "dries it up/makes it dry",
"*heḥĕrîb*": "dried up/made desolate/destroyed",
"*ʾumlal*": "withers/languishes/fades/becomes weak",
"*peraḥ*": "flower/blossom/bloom"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.5",
"source": "הָרִים֙ רָעֲשׁ֣וּ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְהַגְּבָע֖וֹת הִתְמֹגָ֑גוּ וַתִּשָּׂ֤א הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ מִפָּנָ֔יו וְתֵבֵ֖ל וְכָל־יֹ֥שְׁבֵי בָֽהּ׃",
"text": "*Hārîm* *rāʿăšû* *mimmennû* *wə-haggəbāʿôt* *hitmōgāgû* *wa-ttiśśāʾ* *hāʾāreṣ* *mippānāyw* *wə-tēbēl* *wə-kol-yōšəbê* *bāh*",
"grammar": {
"*Hārîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - mountains",
"*rāʿăšû*": "Qal perfect, 3cp - they quake/tremble",
"*mimmennû*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - from him",
"*wə-haggəbāʿôt*": "conjunction + article + noun, feminine, plural - and the hills",
"*hitmōgāgû*": "Hithpoel perfect, 3cp - they melt/dissolve",
"*wa-ttiśśāʾ*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3fs - and it lifts up/rises",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "article + noun, feminine, singular - the earth/land",
"*mippānāyw*": "preposition + noun, plural + 3ms suffix - from his face/presence",
"*wə-tēbēl*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular - and world/inhabited earth",
"*wə-kol*": "conjunction + noun, construct - and all of",
"*yōšəbê*": "Qal participle, masculine, plural, construct - dwellers of/inhabitants of",
"*bāh*": "preposition + 3fs suffix - in it/her"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʿăšû*": "quake/tremble/shake",
"*hitmōgāgû*": "melt/dissolve/flow down",
"*tiśśāʾ*": "lifts up/rises/heaves",
"*mippānāyw*": "from his face/presence/before him",
"*tēbēl*": "world/inhabited part of earth/inhabited land"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.6",
"source": "לִפְנֵ֤י זַעְמוֹ֙ מִ֣י יַֽעֲמ֔וֹד וּמִ֥י יָק֖וּם בַּחֲר֣וֹן אַפּ֑וֹ חֲמָתוֹ֙ נִתְּכָ֣ה כָאֵ֔שׁ וְהַצֻּרִ֖ים נִתְּצ֥וּ מִמֶּֽנּוּ׃",
"text": "*Lipnê* *zaʿmô* *mî* *yaʿămôd* *û-mî* *yāqûm* *ba-ḥărôn* *ʾappô* *ḥămātô* *nittəkāh* *kā-ʾēš* *wə-haṣṣurîm* *nittəṣû* *mimmennû*",
"grammar": {
"*Lipnê*": "preposition + noun, construct - before/in the face of",
"*zaʿmô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3ms suffix - his indignation/fury",
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*yaʿămôd*": "Qal imperfect, 3ms - he will stand",
"*û-mî*": "conjunction + interrogative pronoun - and who",
"*yāqûm*": "Qal imperfect, 3ms - he will rise/stand",
"*ba-ḥărôn*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - in the burning of",
"*ʾappô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3ms suffix - his anger/nose",
"*ḥămātô*": "noun, feminine, singular + 3ms suffix - his wrath/fury",
"*nittəkāh*": "Niphal perfect, 3fs - is poured out",
"*kā-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular - like fire",
"*wə-haṣṣurîm*": "conjunction + article + noun, masculine, plural - and the rocks",
"*nittəṣû*": "Niphal perfect, 3cp - are broken down/torn down",
"*mimmennû*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - from him/by him"
},
"variants": {
"*zaʿmô*": "indignation/fury/rage",
"*yaʿămôd*": "stand/endure/withstand",
"*yāqûm*": "rise/stand/endure",
"*ḥărôn*": "burning/heat/fierceness",
"*ʾappô*": "his anger/nose/wrath",
"*ḥămātô*": "his wrath/fury/heat",
"*nittəkāh*": "is poured out/is melted",
"*haṣṣurîm*": "the rocks/crags/strongholds",
"*nittəṣû*": "are broken down/torn down/demolished"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.7",
"source": "ט֣וֹב יְהוָ֔ה לְמָע֖וֹז בְּי֣וֹם צָרָ֑ה וְיֹדֵ֖עַ חֹ֥סֵי בֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*Ṭôb* *YHWH* *lə-māʿôz* *bə-yôm* *ṣārāh* *wə-yōdēaʿ* *ḥōsê* *bô*",
"grammar": {
"*Ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine, singular - good",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*lə-māʿôz*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - for a stronghold",
"*bə-yôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular, construct - in day of",
"*ṣārāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - distress/trouble",
"*wə-yōdēaʿ*": "conjunction + Qal participle, masculine, singular - and knowing",
"*ḥōsê*": "Qal participle, masculine, plural, construct - ones taking refuge",
"*bô*": "preposition + 3ms suffix - in him"
},
"variants": {
"*Ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/agreeable",
"*māʿôz*": "stronghold/refuge/fortress",
"*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/adversity",
"*yōdēaʿ*": "knowing/acknowledging/caring for",
"*ḥōsê*": "ones taking refuge/seeking protection/trusting"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.8",
"source": "וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶף עֹבֵ֔ר כָּלָ֖ה יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה מְקוֹמָ֑הּ וְאֹיְבָ֖יו יְרַדֶּף־חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃",
"text": "*Û-bəšeṭep* *ʿōbēr* *kālāh* *yaʿăśeh* *məqômāh* *wə-ʾōyəbāyw* *yəraddep-ḥōšek*",
"grammar": {
"*Û-bəšeṭep*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine, singular - and with an overflowing flood",
"*ʿōbēr*": "Qal participle, masculine, singular - passing/overflowing",
"*kālāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - complete destruction",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect, 3ms - he will make",
"*məqômāh*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3fs suffix - her place",
"*wə-ʾōyəbāyw*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural + 3ms suffix - and his enemies",
"*yəraddep*": "Piel imperfect, 3ms - he will pursue",
"*ḥōšek*": "noun, masculine, singular - darkness"
},
"variants": {
"*šeṭep*": "overflowing flood/overwhelming torrent",
"*ʿōbēr*": "passing/overflowing/sweeping through",
"*kālāh*": "complete destruction/annihilation/end",
"*yaʿăśeh* *məqômāh*": "will make her place/will destroy its place/will make an end of its site",
"*yəraddep-ḥōšek*": "will pursue into darkness/will chase into the dark"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.9",
"source": "מַה־תְּחַשְּׁבוּן֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֔ה כָּלָ֖ה ה֣וּא עֹשֶׂ֑ה לֹֽא־תָק֥וּם פַּעֲמַ֖יִם צָרָֽה׃",
"text": "*Mah-təḥaššəbûn* *ʾel-YHWH* *kālāh* *hûʾ* *ʿōśeh* *lōʾ-tāqûm* *paʿămayim* *ṣārāh*",
"grammar": {
"*Mah*": "interrogative - what",
"*təḥaššəbûn*": "Piel imperfect, 2mp - you plot/devise",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - against",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*kālāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - complete destruction",
"*hûʾ*": "3ms personal pronoun - he",
"*ʿōśeh*": "Qal participle, masculine, singular - making/doing",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tāqûm*": "Qal imperfect, 3fs - it will arise",
"*paʿămayim*": "noun, dual - twice",
"*ṣārāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - distress/trouble"
},
"variants": {
"*təḥaššəbûn*": "plot/devise/plan/imagine",
"*kālāh*": "complete destruction/annihilation/end",
"*ʿōśeh*": "making/doing/working",
"*tāqûm*": "will arise/stand/appear",
"*paʿămayim*": "twice/two times/second time"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.10",
"source": "כִּ֚י עַד־סִירִ֣ים סְבֻכִ֔ים וּכְסָבְאָ֖ם סְבוּאִ֑ים אֻ֨כְּל֔וּ כְּקַ֥שׁ יָבֵ֖שׁ מָלֵֽא׃",
"text": "*Kî* *ʿad-sîrîm* *səbukîm* *û-kəsābəʾām* *səbûʾîm* *ʾukkəlû* *kəqaš* *yābēš* *mālēʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - as far as/like",
"*sîrîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - thorns/thorny plants",
"*səbukîm*": "Qal passive participle, masculine, plural - entangled/intertwined",
"*û-kəsābəʾām*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine, singular + 3mp suffix - and like their drinking",
"*səbûʾîm*": "Qal passive participle, masculine, plural - drunken",
"*ʾukkəlû*": "Pual perfect, 3cp - they are consumed",
"*kəqaš*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular - like stubble",
"*yābēš*": "adjective, masculine, singular - dry",
"*mālēʾ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - full/completely"
},
"variants": {
"*sîrîm*": "thorns/thorny plants/brambles",
"*səbukîm*": "entangled/intertwined/interwoven",
"*sābəʾām*": "their drinking/their carousing",
"*səbûʾîm*": "drunken/intoxicated",
"*ʾukkəlû*": "they are consumed/devoured/burned up",
"*qaš*": "stubble/chaff/straw",
"*mālēʾ*": "full/completely/fully"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.11",
"source": "מִמֵּ֣ךְ יָצָ֔א חֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־יְהוָ֖ה רָעָ֑ה יֹעֵ֖ץ בְּלִיָּֽעַל׃",
"text": "*Mimmēk* *yāṣāʾ* *ḥōšēb* *ʿal-YHWH* *rāʿāh* *yōʿēṣ* *bəliyyāʿal*",
"grammar": {
"*Mimmēk*": "preposition + 2fs suffix - from you",
"*yāṣāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3ms - he came out/went forth",
"*ḥōšēb*": "Qal participle, masculine, singular - plotting/devising",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - against",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - evil/wickedness",
"*yōʿēṣ*": "Qal participle, masculine, singular - counseling/advising",
"*bəliyyāʿal*": "noun, masculine, singular - worthlessness/wickedness"
},
"variants": {
"*yāṣāʾ*": "came out/went forth/proceeded",
"*ḥōšēb*": "plotting/devising/planning/scheming",
"*rāʿāh*": "evil/wickedness/harm/calamity",
"*yōʿēṣ*": "counseling/advising/plotting",
"*bəliyyāʿal*": "worthlessness/wickedness/destruction/evil"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Nahum.1.12",
"source": "כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־שְׁלֵמִים֙ וְכֵ֣ן רַבִּ֔ים וְכֵ֥ן נָגֹ֖זּוּ וְעָבָ֑ר וְעִ֨נִּתִ֔ךְ לֹ֥א אֲעַנֵּ֖ךְ עֽוֹד׃",
"text": "*Kōh* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* *ʾim-šəlēmîm* *wə-kēn* *rabbîm* *wə-kēn* *nāgōzzû* *wə-ʿābār* *wə-ʿinnitîk* *lōʾ* *ʾăʿannēk* *ʿôd*",
"grammar": {
"*Kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*ʾāmar*": "Qal perfect, 3ms - he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/though",
"*šəlēmîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - complete/at full strength",
"*wə-kēn*": "conjunction + adverb - and so/thus",
"*rabbîm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - many/numerous",
"*wə-kēn*": "conjunction + adverb - and so/thus",
"*nāgōzzû*": "Niphal perfect, 3cp - they are cut down",
"*wə-ʿābār*": "conjunction + Qal perfect, 3ms - and he passes away",
"*wə-ʿinnitîk*": "conjunction + Piel perfect, 1s + 2fs suffix - and I have afflicted you",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ʾăʿannēk*": "Piel imperfect, 1s + 2fs suffix - I will afflict you",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - again/anymore"
},
"variants": {
"*šəlēmîm*": "complete/at full strength/safe/at peace",
"*rabbîm*": "many/numerous/great",
"*nāgōzzû*": "are cut down/sheared off/cut away",
"*ʿābār*": "passes away/goes by/disappears",
"*ʿinnitîk*": "I have afflicted you/humbled you",
"*ʾăʿannēk*": "I will afflict you/humble you/oppress you"
}
}