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Nahum 1:11

There is one come out of thee, that imagineth evil against the LORD, a wicked counsellor.

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מִמֵּ֣ךְmimekhefromמִןpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, feminine, singular — “from”H4480properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many sensesabove, after, among, at, because of, by (reason of), from (among), in, [idiom] neither, [idiom] nor, (out) of, over, since, [idiom] then, through, [idiom] whether, with.יָצָ֔אyatsabring forthיָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…חֹשֵׁ֥בchoshevregardחָשַׁבverb, qal, participle, absolute — “regard”, a verb used as a describing wordH2803properly, to plait or interpenetrate, i.e. (literally) to weave or (generally) to fabricate; figuratively, to plot or contrive (usually in a malicious sense); hence (from the mental effort) to think, regard, value, compute(make) account (of), conceive, consider, count, cunning (man, work, workman), devise, esteem, find out, forecast, hold, imagine, impute, invent, be like, mean, purpose, reckon(-ing be made), regard, think.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).רָעָ֑הraahbadרַעnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “bad”, the ordinary formH7451bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)adversity, affliction, bad, calamity, [phrase] displease(-ure), distress, evil((-favouredness), man, thing), [phrase] exceedingly, [idiom] great, grief(-vous), harm, heavy, hurt(-ful), ill (favoured), [phrase] mark, mischief(-vous), misery…יֹעֵ֖ץyoetsadviseיָעַץverb, qal, participle, construct — “advise”, a verb used as a describing wordH3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolveadvertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.בְּלִיָּֽעַלbeliyaalBelialבְּלִיַּעַלnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “Belial”, the ordinary formH1100without profit, worthlessness; by extension, destruction, wickednessBelial, evil, naughty, ungodly (men), wicked.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Out of thee came he forth, that deviseth evil against the LORD, that counselleth wickedness.

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American Standard Version (1901)

There is one gone forth out of thee, that deviseth evil against Jehovah, that counselleth wickedness.

Young’s Literal Translation

From thee hath come forth a deviser of evil Against Jehovah — a worthless counsellor.

World English Bible

One has gone out of you who devises evil against Yahweh, who counsels wickedness.

Darby Translation

Out of thee is gone forth one that imagineth evil against Jehovah, a wicked counsellor.

Douay-Rheims

Out of thee shall come forth one that imagineth evil against the Lord, contriving treachery in his mind.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Out of thee came he forth, that deviseth evil against the LORD, that counselleth wickedness.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Out of thee shall proceed a device against the Lord, counselling evil things hostile to him .

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐκ σοῦ ἐξελεύσεται λογισμὸς κατὰ τοῦ Κυρίου, πονηρὰ βουλευόμενος ἐναντία.