Nahum

Nahum 3:13

¹³Look at your troops —

they are like your women!

The gates of your land

are wide open to your enemies;

fire consumes their bars.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Look at	הִנֵּ֨ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
your troops	עַמֵּ֤ךְ	‘am·mêḵ	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H5971 people
they are like your women	נָשִׁים֙	nā·šîm	Noun - feminine plural	H802 woman, wife, female
The gates	שַׁעֲרֵ֣י	ša·‘ă·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8179 gate
of your land	אַרְצֵ֑ךְ	’ar·ṣêḵ	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person feminine singular	H776 earth, land
are wide open	פָּת֥וֹחַ	pā·ṯō·w·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H6605 open
to your enemies	לְאֹ֣יְבַ֔יִךְ	lə·’ō·yə·ḇa·yiḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H341 be hostile to
fire	אֵ֖שׁ	’êš	Noun - common singular	H784 fire
consumes	אָכְלָ֥ה	’ā·ḵə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H398 eat
their bars	בְּרִיחָֽיִך׃	bə·rī·ḥå̄·yiḵ	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular	H1280 bar

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.