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He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared. (KJV)
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יִזְכֹּר֙yiz.Korhe remembers
Lemma: זָכַר (za.khar) · Strong's: H2142
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to remember
Used 229 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 9:15, Genesis 9:16, Genesis 19:29, Genesis 30:22, Genesis 40:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2142; TAHOT Nahum 2:5 word 1
אַדִּירָ֔יו'a.di.Ravnobles his
Lemma: אַדִּיר (ad.dir) · Strong's: H0117
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: great
Used 27 times. Also: Exodus 15:10, Judges 5:13, Judges 5:25, 1 Samuel 4:8, 2 Chronicles 23:20, Nehemiah 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0117; TAHOT Nahum 2:5 word 2
יִכָּשְׁל֖וּyi.ka.she.Luthey stumble
Lemma: כָּשַׁל (ka.shal) · Strong's: H3782
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNi3mp)
Meaning: to stumble
Used 60 times. Also: Leviticus 26:37, 1 Samuel 2:4, 2 Chronicles 25:8, 2 Chronicles 28:15, 2 Chronicles 28:23, Nehemiah 4:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3782; TAHOT Nahum 2:5 word 3
יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙ye.ma.ha.Ruthey hurry
Lemma: מָהַר (ma.har) · Strong's: H4116A
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpi3mp)
Meaning: to hasten
Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 18:6, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:20, Genesis 24:46 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4116A; TAHOT Nahum 2:5 word 4
חֽוֹמָתָ֔הּcho.ma.Tahwall its
Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: wall
Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT Nahum 2:5 word 5
וְהֻכַ֖ןve.hu.Khanand it is prepared
Lemma: כּוּן (kun) · Strong's: H3559H
Parsing: Verb · Hophal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVHq3ms)
Meaning: to establish: establish
Used 99 times. Also: Genesis 41:32, Exodus 15:17, Joshua 3:17, Joshua 4:3, Joshua 4:4, Judges 16:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3559H; TAHOT Nahum 2:5 word 6
הַסֹּכֵֽךְ\׃ha.so.Khekhthe cover
Lemma: סֹכֵךְ (so.kh) · Strong's: H5526D
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: protector
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5526D; TAHOT Nahum 2:5 word 7
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| He summons | → | זָכַר H2142 to remember |
| his nobles | → | אַדִּיר H0117 great |
| they stumble | → | כָּשַׁל H3782 to stumble |
| as they advance | → | הֲלִיכָה H1979 walk |
| They race | → | מָהַר H4116A to hasten |
| to its wall | → | חוֹמָה H2346G wall |
| the protective shield | → | סֹכֵךְ H5526D protector |
| is set in place | → | כּוּן H3559H to establish: establish |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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