Revised Literal Translation

Nahum 3:1-5

1Woeה֖וֹיHoH1945to the bloodyדָּמִ֑יםda.MimH1818cityעִ֣יר'irH5892! it isall fullמְלֵאָ֔הme.le.'AhH4392of liesכַּ֤חַשׁKa.chashH3585androbberyפֶּ֙רֶק֙pe.rekH6563;the preyטָֽרֶף׃Ta.refH2964departethיָמִ֖ישׁya.MishH4185not;

2The noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of a whipשׁ֔וֹטShotH7752,and the noiseוְק֖וֹלve.KolH6963of the rattlingרַ֣עַשׁRa.'ashH7494of the wheelsאוֹפָ֑ן'o.FanH212,and of the pransingדֹּהֵ֔רdo.HerH1725horsesוְס֣וּסve.SusH5483,and of the jumpingמְרַקֵּדָֽה׃me.ra.ke.DahH7540chariotsוּמֶרְכָּבָ֖הu.mer.ka.VahH4818.

3The horsemanפָּרָ֣שׁpa.RashH6571lifteth upמַעֲלֶ֗הma.'a.LehH5927both the brightוְלַ֤הַבve.La.havH3851swordחֶ֙רֶב֙che.revH2719and the glitteringוּבְרַ֣קu.ve.RakH1300spearחֲנִ֔יתcha.NitH2595: and there isa multitudeוְרֹ֥בve.RoH7230of slainחָלָ֖לcha.LalH2491,and a greatוְכֹ֣בֶדve.KhoedH3514number of carcasesפָּ֑גֶרPa.gerH6297; and there isnone endקֵ֙צֶה֙ke.tzehH7097of theircorpsesלַגְּוִיָּ֔הla.ge.vi.YahH1472;they stumbleוְכָשְׁל֖וּve.yikh.she.luH3782upon their corpsesבִּגְוִיָּתָֽם׃big.vi.ya.TamH1472:

4Because of the multitudeמֵרֹב֙me.RoH7230of the whoredomsזְנוּנֵ֣יze.nu.NeiH2183of the wellfavouredט֥וֹבַת חֵ֖ןToat chenH2580 H2896harlotזוֹנָ֔הzo.NahH2181,the mistressבַּעֲלַ֣תba.'a.LatH1172of witchcraftsכְּשָׁפִ֑יםke.sha.FimH3785,that sellethהַמֹּכֶ֤רֶתha.mo.Khe.retH4376nationsגּוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471through her whoredomsבִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָbiz.nu.Nei.haH2183,and familiesוּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹתu.mish.pa.ChotH4940through her witchcraftsבִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃bikh.sha.Fei.haH3785.

5Behold, I amagainst thee, saithנְאֻם֙ne.'UmH5002Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otH6635;and I will discoverוְגִלֵּיתִ֥יve.gi.lei.TiH1540thy skirtsשׁוּלַ֖יִךְshu.La.yikhH7757upon thy faceפָּנָ֑יִךְpa.Na.yikhH6440,and I will shewוְהַרְאֵיתִ֤יve.har.'ei.TiH7200the nationsגוֹיִם֙go.YimH1471thy nakednessמַעְרֵ֔ךְma'.RekhH4626,and the kingdomsוּמַמְלָכ֖וֹתu.mam.la.KhotH4467thy shameקְלוֹנֵֽךְ׃ke.lo.NekhH7036.

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