Nahum 2
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1
עָלָ֥ה מֵפִ֛יץ עַל פָּנַ֖יִךְ נָצ֣וֹר מְצֻרָ֑ה צַפֵּה דֶ֨רֶךְ֙ חַזֵּ֣ק מָתְנַ֔יִם אַמֵּ֥ץ כֹּ֖חַ מְאֹֽד
to go up · scattering · upon · face(s) your · to guard · rampart · keep watch · way · strengthen · loins · be strong · strength · exceedingly
Septuagint runs longer here
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2
כִּ֣י שָׁ֤ב יְהוָה֙ אֶת גְּא֣וֹן יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּגְא֖וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֤י בְקָקוּם֙ בֹּֽקְקִ֔ים וּזְמֹרֵיהֶ֖ם שִׁחֵֽתוּ
that · to return · LORD · - · majesty of · Jacob · like/as majesty of · Israel · that · to empty them · emptying · and branches their · to destroy
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3
מָגֵ֨ן גִּבֹּרֵ֜יהוּ מְאָדָּ֗ם אַנְשֵׁי חַ֨יִל֙ מְתֻלָּעִ֔ים בְּאֵשׁ פְּלָד֥וֹת הָרֶ֖כֶב בְּי֣וֹם הֲכִינ֑וֹ וְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖ים הָרְעָֽלוּ
shield of · mighty his · red · men of · strength · worn scarlet · in/at fire of · iron · the chariot · in/at day of · to be established him · and the cypresses · to quiver
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4
בַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ הָרֶ֔כֶב יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת מַרְאֵיהֶן֙ כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ
in/at the streets · to praise · the chariot · to run · in/at the plazas · sight their · like/as the torches · like/as the lightnings · to run
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5
יִזְכֹּר֙ אַדִּירָ֔יו יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ בהלכותם בַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑ם יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ חֽוֹמָתָ֔הּ וְהֻכַ֖ן הַסֹּכֵֽךְ
to remember · great his · to stumble · in/at goings their · in/at going their · to hasten · wall her · and to be established · the covering
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6
שַׁעֲרֵ֥י הַנְּהָר֖וֹת נִפְתָּ֑חוּ וְהַֽהֵיכָ֖ל נָמֽוֹג
gates of · the streams · to open · and the temple · to melt
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7
וְהֻצַּ֖ב גֻּלְּתָ֣ה הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָה וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָ מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙ כְּק֣וֹל יוֹנִ֔ים מְתֹפְפֹ֖ת עַל לִבְבֵהֶֽן
and to stand · to uncover · to go up · and maids her · driving · like/as voice of · doves · playing timbrel · upon · hearts their
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8
וְנִינְוֵ֥ה כִבְרֵֽכַת מַ֖יִם מִ֣ימֵי הִ֑יא וְהֵ֣מָּה נָסִ֔ים עִמְד֥וּ עֲמֹ֖דוּ וְאֵ֥ין מַפְנֶֽה
and Nineveh · like/as pool of · water(s) · from days of · he · and they · fleeing · stand · stand · and nothing · turning
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9
בֹּ֥זּוּ כֶ֖סֶף בֹּ֣זּוּ זָהָ֑ב וְאֵ֥ין קֵ֨צֶה֙ לַתְּכוּנָ֔ה כָּבֹ֕ד מִכֹּ֖ל כְּלִ֥י חֶמְדָּֽה
plunder · silver · plunder · gold · and nothing · end · to/for the arrangement · glory · from all of · vessel of · desirable
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10
בּוּקָ֥ה וּמְבוּקָ֖ה וּמְבֻלָּקָ֑ה וְלֵ֨ב נָמֵ֜ס וּפִ֣ק בִּרְכַּ֗יִם וְחַלְחָלָה֙ בְּכָל מָתְנַ֔יִם וּפְנֵ֥י כֻלָּ֖ם קִבְּצ֥וּ פָארֽוּר
emptiness · and void · and devastated · and heart · to melt · and tottering of · knees · and trembling · in/at all of · loins · and face(s) of · all their · to gather · heat
Septuagint runs longer here
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11
אַיֵּה֙ מְע֣וֹן אֲרָי֔וֹת וּמִרְעֶ֥ה ה֖וּא לַכְּפִרִ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַךְ֩ אַרְיֵ֨ה לָבִ֥יא שָׁ֛ם גּ֥וּר אַרְיֵ֖ה וְאֵ֥ין מַחֲרִֽיד
where · dwelling of · lions · and pasture · he · to/for the young lions · which · to walk · lion · lion · there · cub of · lion · and nothing · trembling
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12
אַרְיֵ֤ה טֹרֵף֙ בְּדֵ֣י גֹֽרוֹתָ֔יו וּמְחַנֵּ֖ק לְלִבְאֹתָ֑יו וַיְמַלֵּא טֶ֣רֶף חֹרָ֔יו וּמְעֹֽנֹתָ֖יו טְרֵפָֽה
lion · tearing · in/at enough of · whelps his · and strangling · to/for lions his · and to fill · prey · holes his · and dwellings his · torn animal
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13
הִנְנִ֣י אֵלַ֗יִךְ נְאֻם֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת וְהִבְעַרְתִּ֤י בֶֽעָשָׁן֙ רִכְבָּ֔הּ וּכְפִירַ֖יִךְ תֹּ֣אכַל חָ֑רֶב וְהִכְרַתִּ֤י מֵאֶ֨רֶץ֙ טַרְפֵּ֔ךְ וְלֹֽא יִשָּׁמַ֥ע ע֖וֹד ק֥וֹל מַלְאָכֵֽכֵה
behold me · to you · utterance of · LORD · armies · and to burn · in/at the smoke · chariot her · and young lions your · to eat · sword · and to cut · from land · prey your · and not · to hear · still · voice of · messengers your
About this chapter
- 13 Verses
- 153 Hebrew words
- 126 Distinct lemmas
2 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is longer) — 2:1, 2:10. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
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