Nahum 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNahum 2:7 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 →
וְהֻצַּ֖ב
nâtsab
H5324
to stand
גֻּלְּתָ֣ה
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ
ʼâmâh
H519
maid
מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙
nâhag
H5090
to drive
כְּק֣וֹל
qôwl
H6963
voice
יוֹנִ֔ים
yôwnâh
H3123
dove
מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת
tâphaph
H8608
to play timbrel
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
לִבְבֵהֶֽן
lêbâb
H3824
heart
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
It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.
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King James Version Public Domain
And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It is established: she is taken into exile; she is led away, and her female servants moan like the sound of doves, beating on their hearts.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).