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Nahum 3:2-3

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:

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