InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
Nah 3 V1 V2 V3 V5 V6 V7 V8 V9 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17 V18 V19
OET-LV From_the_abundance_of the_prostitution(s)_of a_prostitute good_of grace a_mistress_of sorceries who_sells nations by_prostitution(s)_of_her and_clans by_sorceries_of_her.
OET (OET-RV) That will happen because the beautiful prostitute had so much business.
⇔ She’s the mistress of witchcraft.
⇔ She attracts other countries with her prostitution.
⇔ ≈ She attracts other peoples with her sorceries.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / exmetaphor
זְנוּנֵ֣י זוֹנָ֔ה
debaucheries_of prostitute
From here through verse 7, Nahum uses an extended metaphor in which he speaks of the people of Nineveh as though they were a prostitute who is also a witch. See the discussion in the chapter introduction.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
מֵרֹב֙
from_[the],abundance_of
The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [This is happening from the many]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis
וּמִשְׁפָּח֖וֹת
(Some words not found in UHB: from_[the],abundance_of debaucheries_of prostitute gracefully_of graciousness/kindness/favour/beauty mistress_of sorcery [who],sells nations by,prostitution(s)_of,her and,clans by,sorceries_of,her )
The author is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You could supply these words from earlier in the sentence if it would be clearer in your language. Alternate translation: [and she sells peoples]
OET-LV From_the_abundance_of the_prostitution(s)_of a_prostitute good_of grace a_mistress_of sorceries who_sells nations by_prostitution(s)_of_her and_clans by_sorceries_of_her.
OET (OET-RV) That will happen because the beautiful prostitute had so much business.
⇔ She’s the mistress of witchcraft.
⇔ She attracts other countries with her prostitution.
⇔ ≈ She attracts other peoples with her sorceries.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.