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Obadiah 1:5 — King James Version← Study notes

If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?


Obadiah 1:5Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Obadiah 1:519 words
HebrewMeaning
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
גַּנָּבִ֤יםganābiym
thievesnounH1590
בָּאֽוּbāʾw
they cameverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
לְ/ךָ֙ləkā
pron
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
שׁ֣וֹדְדֵיšwōdədēy
destroyers ofverbH7703
destroy · oppress · robber · spoil ···
לַ֔יְלָהlayəlāh
nightnounH3915
אֵ֣יךְʾēykə
how!particleH349
what
נִדְמֵ֔יתָהnidəmēytāh
you will be destroyedverbH1820
be cut down · destroy · be brought to silence · be undone ···
הֲ/ל֥וֹאhălwōʾ
¿ notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִגְנְב֖וּyigənəbw
will they stealverbH1589
indeed · secretly bring · steal · get by stealth
דַּיָּ֑/םdayām
sufficiency theirnounH1767
according to · after · among · as ···
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
בֹּֽצְרִים֙bōṣəriym
grape gatherersverbH1219
fenced · fortify · gather · mighty things ···
בָּ֣אוּbāʾw
they cameverbH935
apply · attain · be · befall ···
לָ֔/ךְlākə
pron
הֲ/ל֖וֹאhălwōʾ
¿ notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יַשְׁאִ֥ירוּyašəʾiyrw
will they leaveverbH7604
left · let · remain · remnant ···
עֹלֵלֽוֹתʿōlēlwōt
gleaningsnounH5955
grapegleanings
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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