New American Standard Bible 1995

Nahum 2:3-5

3The shieldsמָגֵ֨ןma.GenH4043ofhis mightyH1368menH1368are coloredredמְאָדָּ֗םme.'a.DamH119,The warriorsH376are dressedH8529inscarletH8529,The chariotsהָרֶ֖כֶבha.Re.khevH7393are enveloped inflashingבְּאֵשׁ־be.'esh-H784steelפְּלָד֥וֹתpe.la.DotH6393Whenבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117he is preparedהֲכִינ֑וֹha.khi.NoH3559to march,And the cypressוְהַבְּרֹשִׁ֖יםve.ha.be.ro.ShimH1265spearsare brandishedהָרְעָֽלוּ׃ha.re.'A.luH7477.

4ThechariotsH7393raceH1984madlyיִתְהוֹלְל֣וּyit.ho.LuH1984in the streetsבַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ba.chu.tzOtH2351,They rushיִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּןyish.tak.she.KunH8264wildlyH8264in thesquaresבָּרְחֹב֑וֹתba.re.cho.VotH7339,Their appearanceמַרְאֵיהֶן֙mar.'ei.HenH4758is like torchesכַּלַּפִּידִ֔םka.la.pi.DimH3940,They dashH7323to and froH7323like lightningכַּבְּרָקִ֖יםka.be.ra.KimH1300flashesH1300.

5He remembersיִזְכֹּר֙yiz.KorH2142hisnoblesאַדִּירָ֔יו'a.di.RavH117; Theystumbleיִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.LuH3782in their marchבַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑םva.ha.li.kho.tamH1979,They hurryיְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ye.ma.ha.RuH4116to her wallחֽוֹמָתָ֔הּcho.ma.TahH2346, And themanteletH5527is setוְהֻכַ֖ןve.hu.KhanH3559up.

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