Obadiah
Obadiah 1:5–6
5“If thieves came to you,
if robbers by night —
oh, how you will be ruined —
would they not steal only what they wanted?
If grape gatherers came to you,
would they not leave some gleanings?
6But how Esau will be pillaged,
his hidden treasures sought out!
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
Obadiah 1:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| thieves | גַּנָּבִ֤ים | gan·nā·ḇîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1590 thief |
| came | בָּאֽוּ־ | bā·’ū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to you | לְךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| robbers | שׁ֣וֹדְדֵי | šō·wḏ·ḏê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H7703 deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin |
| by night | לַ֔יְלָה | lay·lāh | Noun - masculine singular | H3915 twist, night, adversity |
| oh | אֵ֣יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| how | אֵ֣יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| you will be ruined | נִדְמֵ֔יתָה | niḏ·mê·ṯāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1820 cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroy |
| would they not | הֲל֥וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| steal | יִגְנְב֖וּ | yiḡ·nə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1589 steal |
| what they wanted | דַּיָּ֑ם | day·yām | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H1767 sufficiency, enough |
| If | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| grape gatherers | בֹּֽצְרִים֙ | bō·ṣə·rîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1219 cut off, make inaccessible |
| came | בָּ֣אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to you | לָ֔ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| would they not | הֲל֖וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| leave | יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ | yaš·’î·rū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7604 remain, be left over |
| gleanings | עֹלֵלֽוֹת׃ | ‘ō·lê·lō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural | H5955 gleanings, gleaning-time |
Obadiah 1:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But how | אֵ֚יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| Esau | עֵשָׂ֔ו | ‘ê·śāw | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6215 Esau |
| will be pillaged | נֶחְפְּשׂ֣וּ | neḥ·pə·śū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2664 search |
| his hidden treasures | מַצְפֻּנָֽיו׃ | maṣ·pu·nāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4710 hidden treasure, treasure |
| sought out | נִבְע֖וּ | niḇ·‘ū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1158 inquire, cause to swell or boil up |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Obadiah 1:5 Jeremiah 49:9 · Deuteronomy 24:21 · 2 Samuel 1:19 · Isaiah 17:6 · Lamentations 1:1
Obadiah 1:6 Jeremiah 49:10 · Psalm 139:1 · Matthew 6:19–20 · Daniel 2:22
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.