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Thy shepherds slumber, O king of Assyria: thy nobles shall dwell in the dust: thy people is scattered upon the mountains, and no man gathereth them . (KJV)

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נָמ֤וּna.Muthey are slumbering

Lemma: נוּם (num) · Strong's: H5123

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to slumber

Used 6 times. Also: Psalms 76:5, Psalms 121:3, Psalms 121:4, Isaiah 5:27, Isaiah 56:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5123; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 1

רֹעֶ֙יךָ֙ro.'Ei.khashepherds your

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7462B

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

Meaning: to pasture

Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 4:2, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 26:20, Genesis 29:7, Genesis 29:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7462B; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 2

מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhO king of

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

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

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 3

אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyria

Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Assyria

Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 4

יִשְׁכְּנ֖וּyish.ke.Nuthey settle down

Lemma: שָׁכַן (sha.khan) · Strong's: H7931

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to dwell

Used 128 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 16:12, Genesis 25:18, Genesis 26:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7931; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 5

אַדִּירֶ֑יךָ'a.di.Rei.khanobles your

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 3:18 word 6

נָפֹ֧שׁוּna.Fo.shuthey are scattered

Lemma: פּוּשׁ (push) · Strong's: H6335B

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVNp3cp)

Meaning: to scatter

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6335B; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 7

עַמְּךָ֛'a.me.Khapeople your

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

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

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 8

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 9

הֶהָרִ֖יםhe.ha.Rimthe mountains

Lemma: הַר (har) · Strong's: H2022G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: mountain: mount

Used 451 times. Also: Genesis 7:19, Genesis 7:20, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2022G; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 10

וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 11

מְקַבֵּֽץ\׃me.ka.Betz[is one who] gathers [them]

Lemma: קָבַץ (qa.vats) · Strong's: H6908

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to gather

Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 41:35, Genesis 41:48, Genesis 49:2, Deuteronomy 13:16, Deuteronomy 30:3, Deuteronomy 30:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6908; TAHOT Nahum 3:18 word 12

How the BSB renders it

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

O king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
of Assyria	→	אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria
your shepherds	→	רָעָה H7462B to pasture
slumber	→	נוּם H5123 to slumber
your officers	→	אַדִּיר H0117 great
sleep	→	שָׁכַן H7931 to dwell
Your people	→	עַם H5971A people
are scattered	→	פּוּשׁ H6335B to scatter
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the mountains	→	הַר H2022G mountain: mount
with no one	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
to gather them	→	קָבַץ H6908 to gather

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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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