Revised Literal Translation

Nahum 2:7-10

7And Huzzabוְהֻצַּ֖בve.hu.TzavH5324shall be led away captiveגֻּלְּתָ֣הgu.le.TahH1540,she shall be brought upהֹֽעֲלָ֑תָהho.'a.La.tahH5927,and her maidsוְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָve.'am.ho.Tei.haH519shall leadמְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙me.na.ha.goyTH5090heras with the voiceכְּק֣וֹלke.KolH6963of dovesיוֹנִ֔יםyo.NimH3123,taberingמְתֹפְפֹ֖תme.to.fe.FotH8608upon their breastsלִבְבֵהֶֽן׃li.ve.HenH3824.

8But Ninevehוְנִינְוֵ֥הve.ni.ne.VehH5210isof oldמִ֣ימֵיMi.meiH3117like a poolכִבְרֵֽכַת־khiv.re.khat-H1295of waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325:yet they shall flee awayנָסִ֔יםna.SimH5127.Standעִמְד֥וּ'im.DuH5975,standעֲמֹ֖דוּ'a.Mo.duH5975, shall they cry;but none shall look backמַפְנֶֽה׃maf.NehH6437.

9Take ye the spoilבֹּ֥זּוּBo.zuH962of silverכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701,take the spoilבֹּ֣זּוּBo.zuH962of goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091: for there isnone endקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097of the storeלַתְּכוּנָ֔הla.te.khu.NahH8498andgloryכָּבֹ֕דka.VodH3519out of all the pleasantחֶמְדָּֽה׃chem.DahH2532furnitureכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627.

10She is emptyבּוּקָ֥הbu.KahH950,and voidוּמְבוּקָ֖הu.me.vu.KahH4003,and wasteוּמְבֻלָּקָ֑הu.me.vu.la.KahH1110:and the heartוְלֵ֨בve.LevH3820meltethנָמֵ֜סna.MesH4549,and the kneesבִּרְכַּ֗יִםbir.Ka.yimH1290smite togetherוּפִ֣קu.FikH6375,and much painוְחַלְחָלָה֙ve.chal.cha.LahH2479isin all loinsמָתְנַ֔יִםma.te.Na.yimH4975,and the facesוּפְנֵ֥יu.fe.NeiH6440of them all gatherקִבְּצ֥וּki.be.TzuH6908blacknessפָארֽוּר׃fa.RurH6289.

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