New American Standard Bible 1995

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Nahum

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You have increased your traders more than the stars of heaven-- The creeping locust strips and flies away.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
You have increased to be or become much, many or great Verb H7235 הִרְבֵּית֙ hir·beit
your traders probably to go about Verb H7402 רֹֽכְלַ֔יִךְ ro·che·la·yich,
more than from H4480    
the stars a star Noun H3556 מִכֹּוכְבֵ֖י mik·ko·vch·vei
of heaven-- heaven, sky Noun H8064 הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ha·sha·ma·yim;
The creeping locust (a kind of) locust Noun H3218 יֶ֥לֶק ye·lek
strips to strip off, make a dash, raid Verb H6584 פָּשַׁ֖ט pa·shat
and flies away. to fly Verb H5774 וַיָּעֹֽף׃ vai·ya·'of.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 You have increased your traders more than the stars of heaven-- The creeping locust strips and flies away.
King James Bible You have increased your traders more than Thou hast multiplied thy merchants above the stars of heaven-- The creeping locust strips heaven: the cankerworm spoileth, and flies flieth away.
Hebrew Greek English You have increased your traders more than the stars of heaven-- The creeping locust strips and flies away.