Nahum

Nahum 1:3

³The 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The LORD	יְהֹוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
is slow	אֶ֤רֶךְ	’e·reḵ	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H750 long
to anger	אַפַּ֙יִם֙	’ap·pa·yim	Noun - md	H639 nostril, nose, face, anger
and great	וּגְדוֹל	ū·ḡə·ḏōl	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular construct	H1419 great
in power	כֹּ֔חַ	kō·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
will by no means	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
leave the guilty unpunished	וְנַקֵּ֖ה	wə·naq·qêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H5352 be empty(?), clean
His path	דַּרְכּ֔וֹ	dar·kōw	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
is in the whirlwind	בְּסוּפָ֤ה	bə·sū·p̄āh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H5492 storm-wind
and storm	וּבִשְׂעָרָה֙	ū·ḇiś·‘ā·rāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8183 id.
and clouds	וְעָנָ֖ן	wə·‘ā·nān	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H6051 cloud-mass, cloud
are the dust	אֲבַ֥ק	’ă·ḇaq	Noun - masculine singular construct	H80 dust
beneath His feet	רַגְלָֽיו׃	raḡ·lāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H7272 foot

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.