Nah 2:11-3:3 : 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"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Nahum.2.12",
"source": "אַיֵּה֙ מְע֣וֹן אֲרָי֔וֹת וּמִרְעֶ֥ה ה֖וּא לַכְּפִרִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַךְ֩ אַרְיֵ֨ה לָבִ֥יא שָׁ֛ם גּ֥וּר אַרְיֵ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד׃",
"text": "Where is the *məʿôn* *ʾărāyôt* and *mirʿeh* *hûʾ* for the *kəpirîm*, where *hālak* *ʾaryēh* *lābîʾ* there, *gûr* *ʾaryēh*, and there is no *maḥărîd*?",
"grammar": {
"*məʿôn*": "noun, masculine singular construct - den/dwelling place of",
"*ʾărāyôt*": "noun, masculine plural - lions",
"*mirʿeh*": "noun, masculine singular - pasture/feeding place",
"*hûʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person masculine singular - it/he",
"*kəpirîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the young lions",
"*hālak*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he walked/went",
"*ʾaryēh*": "noun, masculine singular - lion",
"*lābîʾ*": "noun, feminine singular - lioness",
"*gûr*": "noun, masculine singular construct - cub of",
"*maḥărîd*": "hiphil participle, masculine singular - one causing fear/disturbing"
},
"variants": {
"*məʿôn*": "den/dwelling place/lair/cave",
"*ʾărāyôt*": "lions/strong ones",
"*mirʿeh*": "pasture/feeding place/grazing ground",
"*kəpirîm*": "young lions/strong young lions",
"*lābîʾ*": "lioness/great lion",
"*gûr*": "cub/whelp/young",
"*maḥărîd*": "one causing fear/disturbing/frightening"
}
}
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"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Nahum.2.14",
"source": "הִנְנִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִךְ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤י בֶֽעָשָׁן֙ רִכְבָּ֔הּ וּכְפִירַ֖יִךְ תֹּ֣אכַל חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י מֵאֶ֙רֶץ֙ טַרְפֵּ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׁמַ֥ע ע֖וֹד ק֥וֹל מַלְאָכֵֽכֵה׃",
"text": "*Hinənî* to you, *nəʾum* *YHWH* *ṣəbāʾôt*, and I will *wəhibʿartî* in *ʿāšān* her *rikbāh*, and your *kəpîrayik* *tōʾkal* *ḥāreb*; and I will *wəhikrattî* from *ʾereṣ* your *ṭarpēk*, and not *yiššāmaʿ* again *qôl* your *malʾākêkēh*.",
"grammar": {
"*Hinənî*": "interjection with 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am",
"*nəʾum*": "noun, masculine singular construct - declaration/utterance of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "noun, masculine plural - hosts/armies",
"*wəhibʿartî*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will burn/consume",
"*ʿāšān*": "noun, masculine singular - smoke",
"*rikbāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her chariots",
"*kəpîrayik*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your young lions",
"*tōʾkal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it will consume/devour",
"*ḥāreb*": "noun, feminine singular - sword",
"*wəhikrattî*": "conjunction + verb, hiphil perfect, 1st person singular - and I will cut off",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - land/earth",
"*ṭarpēk*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your prey/torn flesh",
"*yiššāmaʿ*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be heard",
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine singular construct - voice/sound of",
"*malʾākêkēh*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person feminine singular suffix - your messengers"
},
"variants": {
"*Hinənî*": "behold me/here I am/I am against you",
"*nəʾum*": "declaration/utterance/oracle",
"*ṣəbāʾôt*": "hosts/armies/of armies",
"*wəhibʿartî*": "I will burn/consume/destroy",
"*ʿāšān*": "smoke/cloud",
"*kəpîrayik*": "your young lions/warriors",
"*tōʾkal*": "will consume/devour/eat",
"*wəhikrattî*": "I will cut off/eliminate/destroy",
"*ṭarpēk*": "your prey/torn flesh/plunder",
"*malʾākêkēh*": "your messengers/ambassadors/emissaries"
}
}
1 {
"verseID": "Nahum.3.1",
"source": "הוֹי עִיר דָּמִים כֻּלָּהּ כַּחַשׁ פֶּרֶק מְלֵאָה לֹא יָמִישׁ טָרֶף׃",
"text": "*Hôy* *ʿîr* *dāmîm* *kullāh* *kaḥaš* *pereq* *mĕlēʾāh* *lōʾ* *yāmîš* *ṭārep̄*",
"grammar": {
"*Hôy*": "interjection - woe/alas",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine, singular construct - city of",
"*dāmîm*": "noun, masculine, plural - bloods/bloodshed",
"*kullāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - all of it",
"*kaḥaš*": "noun, masculine, singular - deception/lie",
"*pereq*": "noun, masculine, singular - tearing/plunder/violence",
"*mĕlēʾāh*": "adjective, feminine, singular - full",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yāmîš*": "verb, Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - departs/ceases",
"*ṭārep̄*": "noun, masculine, singular - prey/torn flesh"
},
"variants": {
"*Hôy*": "woe/alas/ah",
"*dāmîm*": "bloodshed/blood-guilt/violence",
"*kaḥaš*": "lying/deception/treachery",
"*pereq*": "tearing/plunder/violence/robbery",
"*mĕlēʾāh*": "full/filled completely",
"*yāmîš*": "departs/removes/withdraws",
"*ṭārep̄*": "prey/torn flesh/plunder"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Nahum.3.2",
"source": "קוֹל שׁוֹט וְקוֹל רַעַשׁ אוֹפָן וְסוּס דֹּהֵר וּמֶרְכָּבָה מְרַקֵּדָה׃",
"text": "*qôl* *šôṭ* *wĕ-qôl* *raʿaš* *ʾôp̄ān* *wĕ-sûs* *dōhēr* *û-merkābāh* *mĕraqqēdāh*",
"grammar": {
"*qôl*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - sound of",
"*šôṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - whip",
"*wĕ-qôl*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular construct - and sound of",
"*raʿaš*": "noun, masculine, singular construct - rattling/quaking of",
"*ʾôp̄ān*": "noun, masculine, singular - wheel",
"*wĕ-sûs*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and horse",
"*dōhēr*": "verb, Qal participle, masculine singular - galloping",
"*û-merkābāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine, singular - and chariot",
"*mĕraqqēdāh*": "verb, Piel participle, feminine singular - bounding/jolting/leaping"
},
"variants": {
"*šôṭ*": "whip/scourge",
"*raʿaš*": "rattling/shaking/quaking/rumbling",
"*ʾôp̄ān*": "wheel/chariot wheel",
"*dōhēr*": "galloping/charging/racing",
"*mĕraqqēdāh*": "bounding/jolting/leaping/dancing/jumping"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Nahum.3.3",
"source": "פָּרָשׁ מַעֲלֶה וְלַהַב חֶרֶב וּבְרַק חֲנִית וְרֹב חָלָל וְכֹבֶד פָּגֶר וְאֵין קֵצֶה לַגְּוִיָּה יכשלו וְכָשְׁלוּ בִּגְוִיָּתָם׃",
"text": "*pārāš* *maʿăleh* *wĕ-lahab* *ḥereb* *û-bĕraq* *ḥănît* *wĕ-rōb* *ḥālāl* *wĕ-kōbed* *pāger* *wĕ-ʾēn* *qēṣeh* *la-gĕwîyāh* *wĕ-kāšĕlû* *bi-gĕwîyātām*",
"grammar": {
"*pārāš*": "noun, masculine, singular - horseman",
"*maʿăleh*": "verb, Hiphil participle, masculine singular - mounting/charging up",
"*wĕ-lahab*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular construct - and flame of",
"*ḥereb*": "noun, feminine, singular - sword",
"*û-bĕraq*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular construct - and lightning of",
"*ḥănît*": "noun, feminine, singular - spear",
"*wĕ-rōb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular construct - and multitude of",
"*ḥālāl*": "noun, masculine, singular - slain/pierced",
"*wĕ-kōbed*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular construct - and heaviness of",
"*pāger*": "noun, masculine, singular - corpse",
"*wĕ-ʾēn*": "conjunction + particle of negation - and there is no",
"*qēṣeh*": "noun, masculine, singular - end",
"*la-gĕwîyāh*": "preposition + article + noun, feminine, singular - to the bodies",
"*wĕ-kāšĕlû*": "conjunction + verb, Qal perfect, 3rd plural - and they stumble",
"*bi-gĕwîyātām*": "preposition + noun, feminine, plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - over their corpses"
},
"variants": {
"*pārāš*": "horseman/mounted warrior",
"*maʿăleh*": "charging/mounting/raising up",
"*lahab*": "flame/blade/point",
"*bĕraq*": "lightning/flash/glittering",
"*ḥālāl*": "slain/pierced/wounded",
"*kōbed*": "heaviness/mass/abundance",
"*pāger*": "corpse/dead body/carcass",
"*gĕwîyāh*": "body/corpse",
"*kāšĕlû*": "stumble/fall/stagger"
}
}