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Nahum 1:3

The LORD is slow to anger and great in power; the LORD will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. His path is in the whirlwind and storm, and clouds are the dust beneath His feet.
Nahum 1:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יְהֹוָ֗ה אֶ֤רֶךְ אַפַּ֙יִם֙ וּגְדָל כֹּ֔חַ וְנַקֵּ֖ה לֹ֣א יְנַקֶּ֑ה יְהוָ֗ה בְּסוּפָ֤ה וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙ דַּרְכּ֔וֹ וְעָנָ֖ן אֲבַ֥ק רַגְלָֽיו׃

  1. יְהֹוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  2. אֶ֤רֶךְ'E.rekh“[is] long of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from אָרֵךְ · “slow” · Strong's H0750
  3. אַפַּ֙יִם֙'a.Pa.yim“anger<s>”
    Noun, masculine, dual, absolute · from אַף · “anger” · Strong's H0639G
  4. וּגְדָלu.ge.dol-“and great of”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from גַּל · “large” · Strong's H1419A
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  5. כֹּ֔חַKo.ach“power”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּחַ · “strength” · Strong's H3581B
  6. וְנַקֵּ֖הve.na.Keh“and certainly <to leave unpunished>”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, infinitive absolute, absolute · from נָקָה · “to clear” · Strong's H5352
  7. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  8. יְנַקֶּ֑הye.na.Keh“he will leave unpunished”
    Verb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָקָה · “to clear” · Strong's H5352
  9. יְהוָ֗הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  10. בְּסוּפָ֤הbe.su.Fah“[is] in storm-wind”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from סוּפָה · “whirlwind” · Strong's H5492A
  11. וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙u.vis.'a.Rah“and in storm”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שְׂעָרָה · “storm” · Strong's H8183
  12. דַּרְכּ֔וֹdar.Ko“way his”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “journey” · Strong's H1870L
  13. וְעָנָ֖ןve.'a.Nan“and [is] cloud”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָנָן · “cloud” · Strong's H6051
  14. אֲבַ֥ק'a.Vak“[the] dust of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אָבָק · “dust” · Strong's H0080
  15. רַגְלָֽיו׃rag.Lav“feet his”
    Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)