Nahum 3:14 — compare English translations
Compare translationsNahum 3:14 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 →
מֵ֤י
mayim
H4325
water
מָצוֹר֙
mâtsôwr
H4692
siege
שַֽׁאֲבִי
shâʼab
H7579
to draw
לָ֔ךְ
חַזְּקִ֖י
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
מִבְצָרָ֑יִךְ
mibtsâr
H4013
fortress
בֹּ֧אִי
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
בַטִּ֛יט
ṭîyṭ
H2916
mud
וְרִמְסִ֥י
râmaç
H7429
to trample
בַחֹ֖מֶר
chômer
H2563
mortar
הַחֲזִ֥יקִי
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
מַלְבֵּֽן
malbên
H4404
brick mold
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
Draw water for the siege. Strengthen your fortresses. Go into the clay, and tread the mortar. Make the brick kiln strong.
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King James Version Public Domain
Draw thee waters for the siege, fortify thy strong holds: go into clay, and tread the morter, make strong the brickkiln.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Draw siege water for yourself; strengthen your fortresses; go into the clay and tread in the mortar; pick up the brick mold.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).