Habakkuk

Habakkuk 3:4–5

⁴His radiance was like the sunlight;

rays flashed from His hand,

where His power is hidden.

⁵Plague went before Him,

and fever followed in His steps.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
radiance	וְנֹ֙גַהּ֙	wə·nō·ḡah	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H5051 brightness
was	תִּֽהְיֶ֔ה	tih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
like the sunlight	כָּא֣וֹר	kā·’ō·wr	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - common singular	H216 light
rays	קַרְנַ֥יִם	qar·na·yim	Noun - fd	H7161 horn
from His hand	מִיָּד֖וֹ	mî·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
where	וְשָׁ֖ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
His power	עֻזֹּֽה׃	ʿuz·zōh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5797 strength, might
is hidden	חֶבְי֥וֹן	ḥeḇ·yō·wn	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2253 hiding, hiding-place

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Plague	דָּ֑בֶר	dā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1698 pestilence
went	יֵ֣לֶךְ	yê·leḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
before Him	לְפָנָ֖יו	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and fever	רֶ֖שֶׁף	re·šep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H7565 flame, fire-bolt
followed	וְיֵצֵ֥א	wə·yê·ṣê	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
in His steps	לְרַגְלָֽיו׃	lə·raḡ·lāw	Preposition-l; Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Habakkuk 3:4 Matthew 17:2 · Isaiah 60:19–20 · Revelation 22:5 · Job 26:14 · Exodus 14:20 · 1 Timothy 6:16 · Psalm 104:2 · Exodus 13:21 · Nehemiah 9:12

Habakkuk 3:5 Exodus 12:29–30 · Numbers 16:46–49 · Nahum 1:2–3 · Psalm 18:7–13 · Psalm 78:50–51 · Deuteronomy 32:24 · Numbers 14:12

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.