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Nahum 3

Hebrew Interlinear
Judgment on Nineveh
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ה֖וֹי hō·w Interjection H1945 Woe
עִ֣יר ‘îr N-fsc H5892 to the city
דָּמִ֑ים dā·mîm N-mp H1818 of blood,
כֻּלָּ֗הּ kul·lāh N-msc | 3fs H3605 full
כַּ֤חַשׁ ka·ḥaš N-ms H3585 of lies,
מְלֵאָ֔ה mə·lê·’āh Adj-fs H4392 full of
פֶּ֙רֶק֙ pe·req N-ms H6563 plunder,
לֹ֥א Adv-NegPrt H3808 never
יָמִ֖ישׁ yā·mîš V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms H4185 without
טָֽרֶף׃ ṭā·rep̄ N-ms H2964 prey.
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ק֣וֹל qō·wl N-msc H6963 The crack
שׁ֔וֹט šō·wṭ N-ms H7752 of the whip,
וְק֖וֹל wə·qō·wl Conj-w | N-msc H6963 the rumble
רַ֣עַשׁ ra·‘aš N-ms H7494 . . .
אוֹפָ֑ן ’ō·w·p̄ān N-ms H212 of the wheel,
דֹּהֵ֔ר dō·hêr V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H1725 galloping
וְס֣וּס wə·sūs Conj-w | N-ms H5483 horse
מְרַקֵּדָֽה׃ mə·raq·qê·ḏāh V-Piel-Prtcpl-fs H7540 and bounding
וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖ה ū·mer·kā·ḇāh Conj-w | N-fs H4818 chariot!
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מַעֲלֶ֗ה ma·‘ă·leh V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms H5927 Charging
פָּרָ֣שׁ pā·rāš N-ms H6571 horseman,
וְלַ֤הַב wə·la·haḇ Conj-w | N-msc H3851 flashing
חֶ֙רֶב֙ ḥe·reḇ N-fs H2719 sword,
וּבְרַ֣ק ū·ḇə·raq Conj-w | N-msc H1300 shining
חֲנִ֔ית ḥă·nîṯ N-fs H2595 spear;
וְרֹ֥ב wə·rōḇ Conj-w | N-ms H7230 heaps
חָלָ֖ל ḥā·lāl N-ms H2491 of slain,
וְכֹ֣בֶד wə·ḵō·ḇeḏ Conj-w | N-msc H3514 mounds
פָּ֑גֶר pā·ḡer N-ms H6297 of corpses,
לַגְּוִיָּ֔ה lag·gə·wî·yāh Prep-l, Art | N-fs H1472 dead bodies
וְאֵ֥ין wə·’ên Conj-w | Adv H369 without
קֵ֙צֶה֙ qê·ṣeh N-ms H7097 end—
יִכְשְׁלוּ yiḵ·šə·lū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp H3782 they stumble
בִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃ biḡ·wî·yā·ṯām Prep-b | N-fsc | 3mp H1472 over their dead—
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מֵרֹב֙ mê·rōḇ Prep-m | N-msc H7230 because of the many
זְנוּנֵ֣י zə·nū·nê N-mpc H2183 harlotries
זוֹנָ֔ה zō·w·nāh N-fs H2181 of the harlot,
ט֥וֹבַת ṭō·w·ḇaṯ Adj-fsc H2896 vvv
חֵ֖ן ḥên N-ms H2580 the seductive
בַּעֲלַ֣ת ba·‘ă·laṯ N-fsc H1172 mistress
כְּשָׁפִ֑ים kə·šā·p̄îm N-mp H3785 of sorcery,
הַמֹּכֶ֤רֶת ham·mō·ḵe·reṯ Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs H4376 who betrays
גּוֹיִם֙ gō·w·yim N-mp H1471 nations
בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָ biz·nū·ne·hā Prep-b | N-mpc | 3fs H2183 by her prostitution
וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת ū·miš·pā·ḥō·wṯ Conj-w | N-fp H4940 and clans
בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃ biḵ·šā·p̄e·hā Prep-b | N-mpc | 3fs H3785 by her witchcraft.
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הִנְנִ֣י hin·nî Interjection | 1cs H2005 Behold,
אֵלַ֗יִךְ ’ê·la·yiḵ Prep | 2fs H413 I [am] against you,
נְאֻם֙ nə·’um N-msc H5002 declares
יְהוָ֣ה Yah·weh N-proper-ms H3068 the LORD
צְבָא֔וֹת ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ N-cp H6635 of Hosts.
וְגִלֵּיתִ֥י wə·ḡil·lê·ṯî Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs H1540 I will lift
שׁוּלַ֖יִךְ šū·la·yiḵ N-mpc | 2fs H7757 your skirts
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 over
פָּנָ֑יִךְ pā·nā·yiḵ N-cpc | 2fs H6440 your face.
וְהַרְאֵיתִ֤י wə·har·’ê·ṯî Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs H7200 I will show
מַעְרֵ֔ךְ ma‘·rêḵ N-msc | 2fs H4626 your nakedness
גוֹיִם֙ ḡō·w·yim N-mp H1471 to the nations
קְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ qə·lō·w·nêḵ N-msc | 2fs H7036 and your shame
וּמַמְלָכ֖וֹת ū·mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ Conj-w | N-fp H4467 to the kingdoms.
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וְהִשְׁלַכְתִּ֥י wə·hiš·laḵ·tî Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConjPerf-1cs H7993 I will pelt
עָלַ֛יִךְ ‘ā·la·yiḵ Prep | 2fs H5921 you
שִׁקֻּצִ֖ים šiq·qu·ṣîm N-mp H8251 with filth
וְנִבַּלְתִּ֑יךְ wə·nib·bal·tîḵ Conj-w | V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs | 2fs2 H5034 and treat you with contempt;
וְשַׂמְתִּ֖יךְ wə·śam·tîḵ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs | 2fs2 H7760 I will make
כְּרֹֽאִי׃ kə·rō·’î Prep-k | N-ms H7210 a spectacle of you.
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וְהָיָ֤ה wə·hā·yāh Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H1961 Then
כָל־ ḵāl N-msc H3605 all
רֹאַ֙יִךְ֙ rō·’a·yiḵ V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 2fs H7200 who see you
יִדּ֣וֹד yid·dō·wḏ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5074 will recoil
מִמֵּ֔ךְ mim·mêḵ Prep | 2fs H4480 from you
וְאָמַר֙ wə·’ā·mar Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms H559 and say,
נִֽינְוֵ֔ה nî·nə·wêh N-proper-fs H5210 Nineveh
שָׁדְּדָ֣ה šād·də·ḏāh V-Pual-Perf-3fs H7703 is devastated;
מִ֖י Interrog H4310 who
יָנ֣וּד yā·nūḏ V-Qal-Imperf-3ms H5110 will grieve
לָ֑הּ lāh Prep | 3fs for her?
מֵאַ֛יִן mê·’a·yin Prep-m | Adv H370 Where
אֲבַקֵּ֥שׁ ’ă·ḇaq·qêš V-Piel-Imperf-1cs H1245 can I find
מְנַחֲמִ֖ים mə·na·ḥă·mîm V-Piel-Prtcpl-mp H5162 comforters
לָֽךְ׃ lāḵ Prep | 2fs for you?
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הֲתֵֽיטְבִי֙ hă·ṯê·ṭə·ḇî V-Hifil-Imperf-2fs H3190 Are you better
מִנֹּ֣א min·nō Prep-m | N-proper-fs H4996 than Thebes
אָמ֔וֹן ’ā·mō·wn N-proper-fs H528 . . .,
הַיֹּֽשְׁבָה֙ hay·yō·šə·ḇāh Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-fs H3427 stationed
בַּיְאֹרִ֔ים bay·’ō·rîm Prep-b, Art | N-mp H2975 by the Nile
מַ֖יִם ma·yim N-mp H4325 with water
סָבִ֣יב sā·ḇîḇ Adv H5439 around
לָ֑הּ lāh Prep | 3fs her,
אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă·šer- Pro-r H834 whose
חֵ֣יל ḥêl N-msc H2426 rampart
יָ֔ם yām N-ms H3220 was the sea,
חוֹמָתָֽהּ׃ ḥō·w·mā·ṯāh N-fsc | 3fs H2346 whose wall
מִיָּ֖ם mî·yām Prep-m | N-ms H3220 was the water?
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כּ֥וּשׁ kūš N-proper-fs H3568 Cush
וּמִצְרַ֖יִם ū·miṣ·ra·yim Conj-w | N-proper-fs H4714 and Egypt
וְאֵ֣ין wə·’ên Conj-w | Adv H369 were her boundless
קֵ֑צֶה qê·ṣeh N-ms H7097 . . .
עָצְמָ֛ה ‘ā·ṣə·māh N-fsc | 3fs H6109 strength;
פּ֣וּט pūṭ N-proper-fs H6316 Put
וְלוּבִ֔ים wə·lū·ḇîm Conj-w | N-proper-fs H3864 and Libya
הָי֖וּ hā·yū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H1961 were
בְּעֶזְרָתֵֽךְ׃ bə·‘ez·rā·ṯêḵ Prep-b | N-fsc | 2fs H5833 her allies.
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גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 Yet
הִ֗יא Pro-3fs H1931 she
לַגֹּלָה֙ lag·gō·lāh Prep-l, Art | N-fs H1473 became an exile;
הָלְכָ֣ה hā·lə·ḵāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H1980 she went
בַשֶּׁ֔בִי ḇaš·še·ḇî Prep-b, Art | N-ms H7628 into captivity.
עֹלָלֶ֛יהָ ‘ō·lā·le·hā N-mpc | 3fs H5768 Her infants
גַּ֧ם gam Conj H1571 . . .
יְרֻטְּשׁ֖וּ yə·ruṭ·ṭə·šū V-Pual-Imperf-3mp H7376 were dashed to pieces
בְּרֹ֣אשׁ bə·rōš Prep-b | N-msc H7218 at the head
כָּל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 of every
חוּצ֑וֹת ḥū·ṣō·wṯ N-mp H2351 street.
יַדּ֣וּ yad·dū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H3032 They cast
גוֹרָ֔ל ḡō·w·rāl N-ms H1486 lots
וְעַל־ wə·‘al- Conj-w | Prep H5921 for
נִכְבַּדֶּ֙יהָ֙ niḵ·bad·de·hā V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mpc | 3fs H3513 her dignitaries,
וְכָל־ wə·ḵāl Conj-w | N-msc H3605 and all
גְּדוֹלֶ֖יהָ gə·ḏō·w·le·hā Adj-mpc | 3fs H1419 her nobles
רֻתְּק֥וּ rut·tə·qū V-Pual-Perf-3cp H7576 were bound
בַזִּקִּֽים׃ ḇaz·ziq·qîm Prep-b, Art | N-mp H2131 in chains.
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אַ֣תְּ ’at Pro-2fs H859 You
גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 too
תִּשְׁכְּרִ֔י tiš·kə·rî V-Qal-Imperf-2fs H7937 will become drunk;
תְּהִ֖י tə·hî V-Qal-Imperf.Jus-3fs H1961 you will go
נַֽעֲלָמָ֑ה na·‘ă·lā·māh V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs H5956 into hiding
אַ֛תְּ ’at Pro-2fs H859 -
גַּם־ gam- Conj H1571 and
תְּבַקְשִׁ֥י tə·ḇaq·šî V-Piel-Imperf-2fs H1245 seek
מָע֖וֹז mā·‘ō·wz N-ms H4581 refuge
מֵאוֹיֵֽב׃ mê·’ō·w·yêḇ Prep-m | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H341 from the enemy.
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כָּ֨ל־ kāl- N-msc H3605 All
מִבְצָרַ֔יִךְ miḇ·ṣā·ra·yiḵ N-mpc | 2fs H4013 your fortresses
תְּאֵנִ֖ים tə·’ê·nîm N-fp H8384 are fig trees
עִם־ ‘im- Prep H5973 with
בִּכּוּרִ֑ים bik·kū·rîm N-mp H1061 the first ripe figs;
אִם־ ’im- Conj H518 when
יִנּ֕וֹעוּ yin·nō·w·‘ū V-Nifal-Imperf-3mp H5128 shaken,
וְנָפְל֖וּ wə·nā·p̄ə·lū Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp H5307 they fall
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 into
פִּ֥י N-msc H6310 the mouth
אוֹכֵֽל׃ ’ō·w·ḵêl V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms H398 of the eater!
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הִנֵּ֨ה hin·nêh Interjection H2009 Look at
עַמֵּ֤ךְ ‘am·mêḵ N-msc | 2fs H5971 your troops —
נָשִׁים֙ nā·šîm N-fp H802 they are like your women
בְּקִרְבֵּ֔ךְ bə·qir·bêḵ Prep-b | N-msc | 2fs H7130 . . .!
שַׁעֲרֵ֣י ša·‘ă·rê N-mpc H8179 The gates
אַרְצֵ֑ךְ ’ar·ṣêḵ N-fsc | 2fs H776 of your land
פָּת֥וֹחַ pā·ṯō·w·aḥ V-Qal-InfAbs H6605 are wide open
נִפְתְּח֖וּ nip̄·tə·ḥū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H6605 . . .
לְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְ lə·’ō·yə·ḇa·yiḵ Prep-l | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 2fs H341 to your enemies;
אֵ֖שׁ ’êš N-cs H784 fire
אָכְלָ֥ה ’ā·ḵə·lāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H398 consumes
בְּרִיחָֽיִך׃ bə·rī·ḥå̄·yiḵ N-mpc | 2fs H1280 their bars.
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שַֽׁאֲבִי־ ša·’ă·ḇî- V-Qal-Imp-fs H7579 Draw
לָ֔ךְ lāḵ Prep | 2fs your
מֵ֤י N-mpc H4325 water
מָצוֹר֙ mā·ṣō·wr N-ms H4692 for the siege;
חַזְּקִ֖י ḥaz·zə·qî V-Piel-Imp-fs H2388 strengthen
מִבְצָרָ֑יִךְ miḇ·ṣā·rā·yiḵ N-mpc | 2fs H4013 your fortresses.
בֹּ֧אִי bō·’î V-Qal-Imp-fs H935 Work
בַטִּ֛יט ḇaṭ·ṭîṭ Prep-b, Art | N-ms H2916 the clay
וְרִמְסִ֥י wə·rim·sî Conj-w | V-Qal-Imp-fs H7429 and tread
בַחֹ֖מֶר ḇa·ḥō·mer Prep-b, Art | N-ms H2563 the mortar;
הַחֲזִ֥יקִי ha·ḥă·zî·qî V-Hifil-Imp-fs H2388 repair
מַלְבֵּֽן׃ mal·bên N-ms H4404 the brick [kiln]!
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שָׁ֚ם šām Adv H8033 There
אֵ֔שׁ ’êš N-cs H784 the fire
תֹּאכְלֵ֣ךְ tō·ḵə·lêḵ V-Qal-Imperf-3fs | 2fs H398 will devour you;
חֶ֔רֶב ḥe·reḇ N-fs H2719 the sword
תַּכְרִיתֵ֣ךְ taḵ·rî·ṯêḵ V-Hifil-Imperf-3fs | 2fs H3772 will cut you down
תֹּאכְלֵ֖ךְ tō·ḵə·lêḵ V-Qal-Imperf-3fs | 2fs H398 and consume you
כַּיָּ֑לֶק kay·yā·leq Prep-k, Art | N-ms H3218 like a young locust.
הִתְכַּבֵּ֣ד hiṯ·kab·bêḏ V-Hitpael-Imp-ms H3513 Make yourself many
כַּיֶּ֔לֶק kay·ye·leq Prep-k, Art | N-ms H3218 like the young locust;
הִֽתְכַּבְּדִ֖י hiṯ·kab·bə·ḏî V-Hitpael-Imp-fs H3513 make yourself many
כָּאַרְבֶּֽה׃ kā·’ar·beh Prep-k, Art | N-ms H697 like the swarming locust!
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הִרְבֵּית֙ hir·bêṯ V-Hifil-Perf-2fs H7235 You have multiplied
רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ rō·ḵə·la·yiḵ V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 2fs H7402 your merchants
מִכּוֹכְבֵ֖י mik·kō·wḵ·ḇê Prep-m | N-mpc H3556 more than the stars
הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם haš·šā·mā·yim Art | N-mp H8064 of the sky.
יֶ֥לֶק ye·leq N-ms H3218 The young locust
פָּשַׁ֖ט pā·šaṭ V-Qal-Perf-3ms H6584 strips the land
וַיָּעֹֽף׃ way·yā·‘ōp̄ Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms H5774 and flies away.
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מִנְּזָרַ֙יִךְ֙ min·nə·zā·ra·yiḵ N-mpc | 2fs H4502 Your guards
כָּֽאַרְבֶּ֔ה kā·’ar·beh Prep-k, Art | N-ms H697 are like the swarming locust,
וְטַפְסְרַ֖יִךְ wə·ṭap̄·sə·ra·yiḵ Conj-w | N-mpc | 2fs H2951 and your scribes
כְּג֣וֹב kə·ḡō·wḇ Prep-k | N-msc H1462 like clouds of locusts
גֹּבָ֑י gō·ḇāy N-mp H1462 . . .
הַֽחוֹנִ֤ים ha·ḥō·w·nîm Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp H2583 that settle
בַּגְּדֵרוֹת֙ bag·gə·ḏê·rō·wṯ Prep-b, Art | N-fp H1448 on the walls
קָרָ֔ה qā·rāh N-fs H7135 on a cold
בְּי֣וֹם bə·yō·wm Prep-b | N-msc H3117 day.
שֶׁ֤מֶשׁ še·meš N-cs H8121 When the sun
זָֽרְחָה֙ zā·rə·ḥāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H2224 rises,
וְנוֹדַ֔ד wə·nō·w·ḏaḏ Conj-w | V-Pual-ConjPerf-3ms H5074 they fly away,
וְלֹֽא־ wə·lō- Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt H3808 and no
נוֹדַ֥ע nō·w·ḏa‘ V-Nifal-Perf-3ms H3045 one knows
מְקוֹמ֖וֹ mə·qō·w·mōw N-msc | 3ms H4725 . . .
אַיָּֽם׃ ’ay·yām Interrog | 3mp H335 where.
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מֶ֣לֶךְ me·leḵ N-msc H4428 O king
אַשּׁ֔וּר ’aš·šūr N-proper-fs H804 of Assyria,
רֹעֶ֙יךָ֙ rō·‘e·ḵā V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc | 2ms H7462 your shepherds
נָמ֤וּ nā·mū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H5123 slumber;
אַדִּירֶ֑יךָ ’ad·dî·re·ḵā N-mpc | 2ms H117 your officers
יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּ yiš·kə·nū V-Qal-Imperf-3mp H7931 sleep.
עַמְּךָ֛ ‘am·mə·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H5971 Your people
נָפֹ֧שׁוּ nā·p̄ō·šū V-Nifal-Perf-3cp H6335 are scattered
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 on
הֶהָרִ֖ים he·hā·rîm Art | N-mp H2022 the mountains
וְאֵ֥ין wə·’ên Conj-w | Adv H369 with no one
מְקַבֵּֽץ׃ mə·qab·bêṣ V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms H6908 to gather them.
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אֵין־ ’ên- Adv H369 There is no
כֵּהָ֣ה kê·hāh N-fs H3545 healing
לְשִׁבְרֶ֔ךָ lə·šiḇ·re·ḵā Prep-l | N-msc | 2ms H7667 for your injury;
מַכָּתֶ֑ךָ mak·kā·ṯe·ḵā N-fsc | 2ms H4347 your wound
נַחְלָ֖ה naḥ·lāh V-Nifal-Prtcpl-fs H2470 is severe.
כֹּ֣ל׀ kōl N-msc H3605 All
שֹׁמְעֵ֣י šō·mə·‘ê V-Qal-Prtcpl-mpc H8085 who hear
שִׁמְעֲךָ֗ šim·‘ă·ḵā N-msc | 2ms H8088 the news of you
תָּ֤קְעוּ tā·qə·‘ū V-Qal-Perf-3cp H8628 applaud
כַף֙ ḵap̄ N-fs H3709 . . .
עָלֶ֔יךָ ‘ā·le·ḵā Prep | 2ms H5921 your [downfall],
כִּ֗י Conj H3588 for
עַל־ ‘al- Prep H5921 . . .
מִ֛י Interrog H4310 who
לֹֽא־ lō- Adv-NegPrt H3808 has not
עָבְרָ֥ה ‘ā·ḇə·rāh V-Qal-Perf-3fs H5674 experienced
תָּמִֽיד׃ tā·mîḏ Adv H8548 your constant
רָעָתְךָ֖ rā·‘ā·ṯə·ḵā N-fsc | 2ms H7451 cruelty?

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