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But with an overrunning flood he will make an utter end of the place thereof, and darkness shall pursue his enemies. (KJV)

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וּבְשֶׁ֣טֶףu.ve.She.tefand with a flood

Lemma: שֶׁ֫טֶף (she.teph) · Strong's: H7858

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: flood

Used 6 times. Also: Job 38:25, Psalms 32:6, Proverbs 27:4, Daniel 9:26, Daniel 11:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7858; TAHOT Nahum 1:8 word 1

עֹבֵ֔ר'o.Ver[which] passes over

Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to pass

Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Nahum 1:8 word 2

כָּלָ֖הka.Lahcomplete destruction

Lemma: כָּלָה (ka.lah) · Strong's: H3617

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: consumption

Used 21 times. Also: Genesis 18:21, Exodus 11:1, 2 Chronicles 12:12, Nehemiah 9:31, Isaiah 10:23, Isaiah 28:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3617; TAHOT Nahum 1:8 word 3

יַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.Sehhe will make

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to make

Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Nahum 1:8 word 4

מְקוֹמָ֑הּme.ko.Mahplace its

Lemma: מָקוֹם (ma.qom) · Strong's: H4725

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: place

Used 401 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:3, Genesis 13:4, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 18:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4725; TAHOT Nahum 1:8 word 5

וְאֹיְבָ֖יוve.'o.ye.Vavand enemies his

Lemma: אֹיֵב (o.yev) · Strong's: H0341

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HVqrmpc)

Meaning: enemy

Used 280 times. Also: Genesis 22:17, Genesis 49:8, Exodus 15:6, Exodus 15:9, Exodus 23:4, Exodus 23:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0341; TAHOT Nahum 1:8 word 6

יְרַדֶּף\־ye.ra.def-he will pursue

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Nahum 1:8 word 7

חֹֽשֶׁךְ\׃Cho.shekhdarkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Nahum 1:8 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

But with an overwhelming	→	עָבַר H5674A to pass
flood	→	שֶׁ֫טֶף H7858 flood
He will make	→	עָשָׂה H6213H to make
an end	→	כָּלָה H3617 consumption
[of Nineveh]	→	מָקוֹם H4725 place
and pursue	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
His enemies	→	אֹיֵב H0341 enemy
into darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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