15 {
"verseID": "Nahum.3.15",
"source": "שָׁם תֹּאכְלֵךְ אֵשׁ תַּכְרִיתֵךְ חֶרֶב תֹּאכְלֵךְ כַּיָּלֶק הִתְכַּבֵּד כַּיֶּלֶק הִתְכַּבְּדִי כָּאַרְבֶּה׃",
"text": "*šām* *tōʾklēk* *ʾēš* *takrîtēk* *ḥereb* *tōʾklēk* *kay-yāleq* *hitkabbēd* *kay-yeleq* *hitkabbĕdî* *kā-ʾarbeh*",
"grammar": {
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*tōʾklēk*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - it will devour you",
"*ʾēš*": "noun, feminine, singular - fire",
"*takrîtēk*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - it will cut you off",
"*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine, singular - sword",
"*tōʾklēk*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular + 2nd feminine singular suffix - it will devour you",
"*kay-yāleq*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine, singular - like the young locust",
"*hitkabbēd*": "verb, Hithpael imperative, masculine singular - multiply yourself",
"*kay-yeleq*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine, singular - like the young locust",
"*hitkabbĕdî*": "verb, Hithpael imperative, feminine singular - multiply yourself",
"*kā-ʾarbeh*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine, singular - like the locust"
},
"variants": {
"*tōʾklēk*": "devour/consume/eat you",
"*takrîtēk*": "cut you off/destroy you/exterminate you",
"*ḥereb*": "sword/war/destruction",
"*yāleq/yeleq*": "young locust/locust species/grasshopper",
"*hitkabbēd/hitkabbĕdî*": "multiply yourself/become numerous/increase greatly",
"*ʾarbeh*": "locust/locust swarm"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Nahum.3.16",
"source": "הִרְבֵּית רֹכְלַיִךְ מִכּוֹכְבֵי הַשָּׁמָיִם יֶלֶק פָּשַׁט וַיָּעֹף׃",
"text": "*hirbêt* *rōklayik* *mi-kôkbê* *haš-šāmāyim* *yeleq* *pāšaṭ* *way-yāʿōp̄*",
"grammar": {
"*hirbêt*": "verb, Hiphil perfect, 2nd feminine singular - you have multiplied",
"*rōklayik*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your merchants",
"*mi-kôkbê*": "preposition + noun, masculine, plural construct - more than stars of",
"*haš-šāmāyim*": "article + noun, masculine, plural - the heavens",
"*yeleq*": "noun, masculine, singular - young locust",
"*pāšaṭ*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it strips/raids",
"*way-yāʿōp̄*": "conjunction + verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, consecutive - and flies away"
},
"variants": {
"*hirbêt*": "multiplied/increased/made numerous",
"*rōklayik*": "your merchants/traders",
"*kôkbê*": "stars/heavenly bodies",
"*yeleq*": "young locust/locust species",
"*pāšaṭ*": "strips/raids/attacks suddenly",
"*yāʿōp̄*": "flies away/flees/departs"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Nahum.3.17",
"source": "מִנְּזָרַיִךְ כָּאַרְבֶּה וְטַפְסְרַיִךְ כְּגוֹב גֹּבָי הַחוֹנִים בַּגְּדֵרוֹת בְּיוֹם קָרָה שֶׁמֶשׁ זָרְחָה וְנוֹדַד וְלֹא־נוֹדַע מְקוֹמוֹ אַיָּם׃",
"text": "*minnĕzārayik* *kā-ʾarbeh* *wĕ-ṭap̄sĕrayik* *kĕ-gôb* *gōbāy* *ha-ḥônîm* *bag-gĕdērôt* *bĕ-yôm* *qārāh* *šemeš* *zārĕḥāh* *wĕ-nôdad* *wĕ-lōʾ-nôdaʿ* *mĕqômô* *ʾayyām*",
"grammar": {
"*minnĕzārayik*": "noun, masculine, plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - your crowned princes",
"*kā-ʾarbeh*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine, singular - like the locust",
"*wĕ-ṭap̄sĕrayik*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, plural + 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your officials",
"*kĕ-gôb*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - like swarm of",
"*gōbāy*": "noun, masculine, singular - locusts",
"*ha-ḥônîm*": "article + verb, Qal participle, masculine plural - the camping/settling",
"*bag-gĕdērôt*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine, plural - in the hedges/stone walls",
"*bĕ-yôm*": "preposition + noun, masculine, singular construct - in day of",
"*qārāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - cold",
"*šemeš*": "noun, feminine, singular - sun",
"*zārĕḥāh*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - rises/shines",
"*wĕ-nôdad*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it flees",
"*wĕ-lōʾ-nôdaʿ*": "conjunction + negative particle + verb, Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - and is not known",
"*mĕqômô*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - its place",
"*ʾayyām*": "interrogative adverb + 3rd masculine plural suffix - where are they"
},
"variants": {
"*minnĕzārayik*": "your princes/nobles/crowned ones",
"*ṭap̄sĕrayik*": "your officials/marshals/commanders",
"*gôb gōbāy*": "swarm of locusts/locust swarm",
"*ḥônîm*": "camping/settling/encamping",
"*gĕdērôt*": "hedges/walls/fences",
"*qārāh*": "cold/cool weather",
"*zārĕḥāh*": "rises/shines/comes forth",
"*nôdad*": "flees/wanders away/departs",
"*nôdaʿ*": "known/recognized/acknowledged",
"*ʾayyām*": "where are they/where have they gone"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Nahum.3.18",
"source": "נָמוּ רֹעֶיךָ מֶלֶךְ אַשּׁוּר יִשְׁכְּנוּ אַדִּירֶיךָ נָפֹשׁוּ עַמְּךָ עַל־הֶהָרִים וְאֵין מְקַבֵּץ׃",
"text": "*nāmû* *rōʿeykā* *melek* *ʾaššûr* *yiškĕnû* *ʾaddîreykā* *nāp̄ōšû* *ʿammĕkā* *ʿal-hehārîm* *wĕ-ʾên* *mĕqabbēṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*nāmû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they slumber",
"*rōʿeykā*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your shepherds",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - king of",
"*ʾaššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*yiškĕnû*": "verb, Qal imperfect, 3rd plural - they lie down/dwell",
"*ʾaddîreykā*": "adjective, masculine plural + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your nobles",
"*nāp̄ōšû*": "verb, Qal perfect, 3rd plural - they are scattered",
"*ʿammĕkā*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your people",
"*ʿal-hehārîm*": "preposition + article + noun, masculine, plural - on the mountains",
"*wĕ-ʾên*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no",
"*mĕqabbēṣ*": "verb, Piel participle, masculine singular - gatherer"
},
"variants": {
"*nāmû*": "slumber/sleep/are still",
"*rōʿeykā*": "your shepherds/rulers/leaders",
"*yiškĕnû*": "lie down/dwell/sleep",
"*ʾaddîreykā*": "your nobles/mighty ones/leaders",
"*nāp̄ōšû*": "scattered/dispersed/spread out",
"*mĕqabbēṣ*": "gatherer/one who gathers/collector"
}
}