Nahum 2:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNahum 2:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
בַּֽחוּצוֹת֙
chûwts
H2351
outside
יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ
hâlal
H1984
to praise
הָרֶ֔כֶב
rekeb
H7393
chariot
יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן
shâqaq
H8264
to run
בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת
rᵉchôb
H7339
plaza
מַרְאֵיהֶן֙
marʼeh
H4758
sight
כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם
lappîyd
H3940
torch
כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים
bârâq
H1300
lightning
יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ
rûwts
H7323
to run
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The chariots rage in the streets. They rush back and forth in the broad ways. Their appearance is like torches. They run like the lightnings.
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King James Version Public Domain
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
The chariots race madly through the streets; they rush back and forth in the squares. Their appearance like torches; they run like lightning.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).