She tooגַּם הִיאwentהָלְכָהinto exile,לַגֹּלָהinto captivity;בַשֶּׁבִיher infants tooגַּם עֹלָלֶיהָwere dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁוּat the headבְּרֹאשׁof everyכָּלstreet;חוּצוֹתand for her honored menוְעַל נִכְבַּדֶּיהָthey castיַדּוּlots,גוֹרָלand allוְכָלher great menגְּדוֹלֶיהָwere boundרֻתְּקוּin fetters.בַזִּקִּים
Nahum 3:10
Study it in the app“She too went into exile, into captivity; her infants too were dashed to pieces at the head of every street; and for her honored men they cast lots, and all her great men were bound in fetters.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Nahum 3:10, word by word
- wentהָלְכָהhalcha
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halcha” appears- into exileגֹּלָהgola
exile, exiles
Exile: being taken by force from one's own land to live in that of another people; also the whole body of exiles (2 Kings 24:15-16; Jeremiah 29:1; Ezra 1:11).
Where else “gola” appears- into captivityשֶּׁבִיshevi
captive, captivity
Captive, prisoner; captivity.
Where else “shevi” appears- her infants tooעֹלָלֶיolale
young child
A small child, an infant. Said of young children, often together with "the nursing child."
Where else “olale” appears- were dashed to piecesיְרֻטְּשׁוּyerutshu
dash to pieces
Dash, throw against the ground or the rocks until smashed. Used of what a cruel army does to the children of a conquered city (2 Kings 8:12; Isaiah 13:16; Hosea 13:16).
Where else “yerutshu” appears- at the headרֹאשׁrosh
head
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appears- streetחוּצוֹתchutsot
street
The ways and squares between the houses, where people go about.
Where else “chutsot” appears- and for her honored menנִכְבַּדֶּיnichbade
honor
Literally "give weight": to hold someone in high regard.
Where else “nichbade” appears- they castיַדּוּyadu
cast (lots)
To throw, cast, used of casting lots to divide people or goods.
Where else “yadu” appears- lotsגוֹרָלgoral
lot
Small stones cast to decide something.
Where else “goral” appears- her great menגְּדוֹלֶיgedole
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedole” appears- were boundרֻתְּקוּrutku
bind
To fasten with chains.
Where else “rutku” appears- in fettersזִּקִּיםzikim
fetter
Iron rings that held prisoners' feet or hands.
Where else “zikim” appears
The context
9Cush was her strength, and Egypt, and there was no end; Put and the Libyans were your help.
10 · This verse (above)
11You too will be drunk; you will be hidden; you too will seek a stronghold from the enemy.