Obadiah

Obadiah 1:5

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?

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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

Cross-references

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

Jeremiah 49:9 · Deuteronomy 24:21 · 2 Samuel 1:19 · Isaiah 17:6 · Lamentations 1:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.