King James Version

Nahum 2:5

He shall recount his worthies: they shall stumble in their walk; they shall make haste to the wall thereof, and the defence shall be prepared.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nahum 2:6.

יִזְכֹּר֙yizkorbe maleזָכַרverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be male”, an unfinished actionH2142properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male[idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.אַדִּירָ֔יוadirayvexcellentאַדִּירadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “excellent”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH117wide or (generally) large; figuratively, powerfulexcellent, famous, gallant, glorious, goodly, lordly, mighty(-ier one), noble, principal, worthy.יִכָּשְׁל֖וּyikashelvfallכָּשַׁלverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “fall”, an unfinished actionH3782to totter or waver (through weakness of the legs, especially the ankle); by implication, to falter, stumble, faint or fallbereave (from the margin), cast down, be decayed, (cause to) fail, (cause, make to) fall (down, -ing), feeble, be (the) ruin(-ed, of), (be) overthrown, (cause to) stumble, [idiom] utterly, be weak.בהלכותםvhlkhvtmin companyהֲלִיכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1979a walking; by implication, a procession or march, a caravancompany, going, walk, way.בַּהֲלִֽיכָתָ֑םbahalikhatamin companyהֲלִיכָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in company”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1979a walking; by implication, a procession or march, a caravancompany, going, walk, way.יְמַֽהֲרוּ֙yemaharvbe carried headlongמָהַרverb, piel, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “be carried headlong”, an unfinished actionH4116properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptlybe carried headlong, fearful, (cause to make, in, make) haste(-n, -ily), (be) hasty, (fetch, make ready) [idiom] quickly, rash, [idiom] shortly, (be so) [idiom] soon, make speed, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] straightway, [idiom] suddenly, swi…חֽוֹמָתָ֔הּchomatahwallחוֹמָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “wall”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2346a wall of protectionwall, walled.וְהֻכַ֖ןvehukhanand be fittedכּוּןconjunction, verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be fitted”, a completed actionH3559properly, to be erect (i.e. stand perpendicular); hence (causatively) to set up, in a great variety of applications, whether literal (establish, fix, prepare, apply), or figurative (appoint, render sure, proper or prosperous)certain(-ty), confirm, direct, faithfulness, fashion, fasten, firm, be fitted, be fixed, frame, be meet, ordain, order, perfect, (make) preparation, prepare (self), provide, make provision, (be, make) ready, right, set (aright, fast, forth…הַסֹּכֵֽךְhasokhekhethe coverסָכַךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the cover”, the ordinary formH5526properly, to entwine as ascreen; by implication, to fence in, cover over, (figuratively) protectcover, defence, defend, hedge in, join together, set, shut up.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-6) He bethinketh himself of his worthies; they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

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American Standard Version (1901)

He remembereth his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

Young’s Literal Translation

He doth remember his honourable ones, They stumble in their goings, They hasten [to] its wall, and prepared is the covering.

World English Bible

He summons his picked troops. They stumble on their way. They dash to its wall, and the protective shield is put in place.

Darby Translation

He bethinketh him of his nobles: they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the shelter is prepared.

Douay-Rheims

He will muster up his valiant men, they shall stumble in their march: they shall quickly get upon the walls thereof: and a covering shall be prepared.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-6) He bethinketh himself of his worthies; they stumble in their march; they make haste to the wall thereof, and the mantelet is prepared.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And their mighty men shall bethink themselves and flee by day; and they shall be weak as they go; and they shall hasten to her walls, and shall prepare their defences.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ μνησθήσονται οἱ μεγιστᾶνες αὐτῶν, καὶ φεύξονται ἡμέρας, καὶ ἀσθενήσουσιν ἐν τῇ πορείᾳ αὐτῶν, καὶ σπεύσουσιν ἐπὶ τὰ τείχη αὐτῆς, καὶ ἑτοιμάσουσι τὰς προφυλακὰς αὐτῶν.