Nahum 3:4
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the wellfavoured harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. | because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft. | because of the multitude of the whoredoms of the well-favored harlot, the mistress of witchcrafts, that selleth nations through her whoredoms, and families through her witchcrafts. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from [the] abundance of | מֵרֹב֙ | me-RO | H7230 | abundanceרֹב (rov) 1) multitude, abundance, greatness 1a) multitude 1a1) abundance, abundantly 1a2) numerous 1b) greatness |
| [the] prostitutions of | זְנוּנֵ֣י | ze-nu-NEI | H2183 | fornicationזְנוּנִים (za.nun) adultery, fornication, prostitution |
| a prostitute | זוֹנָ֔ה | zo-NAH | H2181 | to fornicateזָנָה (za.nah) 1) to commit fornication, be a harlot, play the harlot 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be a harlot, act as a harlot, commit fornication 1a2) to commit adultery 1a3) to be a cult prostitute 1a4) to be unfaithful (to God) (fig.) 1b) (Pual) to play the harlot 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to cause to commit adultery 1c2) to force into prostitution 1c3) to commit fornication |
| good of | ט֥וֹבַת | Toat | H2896A | fineטָב (tav) good Aramaic of tov (טוֹב "pleasant" H2896A) |
| grace | חֵ֖ן | chen | H2580 | favorחֵן (chen) 1) favour, grace, charm 1a) favour, grace, elegance 1b) favour, acceptance |
| a mistress of | בַּעֲלַ֣ת | ba-'a-LAT | H1172 | mistressבַּעֲלָה (ba.a.lah) 1) mistress, female owner 2) sorceress, necromancer (noun of relationship) |
| sorceries | כְּשָׁפִ֑ים | ke-sha-FIM | H3785 | sorceryכֶּ֫שֶׁף (ke.sheph) sorcery, witchcraft |
| who sells | הַמֹּכֶ֤רֶת | ha-mo-KHE-ret | H4376 | to sellמָכַר (ma.khar) 1) to sell 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sell 1a2) seller (participle) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be sold 1b2) to sell oneself 1b3) to be given over to death 1c) (Hithpael) to sell oneself |
| nations | גּוֹיִם֙ | go-YIM | H1471A | nationגּוֹי (goy) 1) nation, people 1a) nation, people 1a1) usually of non-Hebrew people 1a2) of descendants of Abraham 1a3) of Israel 1b) of swarm of locusts, other animals (fig.) |
| by prostitutions her | בִּזְנוּנֶ֔יהָ | biz-nu-NEI-ha | H2183 | fornicationזְנוּנִים (za.nun) adultery, fornication, prostitution |
| and clans | וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת | u-mish-pa-CHOT | H4940 | familyמִשְׁפָּחָה (mish.pa.chah) 1) clan, family 1a) clan 1a1) family 1a2) tribe 1a3) people, nation 1b) guild 1c) species, kind 1d) aristocrats |
| by sorceries her | בִּכְשָׁפֶֽיהָ׃ | bikh-sha-FEI-ha | H3785 | sorceryכֶּ֫שֶׁף (ke.sheph) sorcery, witchcraft |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.