King James Version

Nahum 2:7

And Huzzab shall be led away captive, she shall be brought up, and her maids shall lead her as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nahum 2:8.

וְהֻצַּ֖בvehutsavand appointedנָצַבconjunction, verb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and appointed”, a completed actionH5324to station, in various applications (literally or figuratively)appointed, deputy, erect, establish, [idiom] Huzzah (by mistake for a proper name), lay, officer, pillar, present, rear up, set (over, up), settle, sharpen, establish, (make to) stand(-ing, still, up, upright), best state.גֻּלְּתָ֣הgultahexileגָּלָהverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “exile”, a completed actionH1540to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense); by implication, to exile (captives being usually stripped); figuratively, to reveal[phrase] advertise, appear, bewray, bring, (carry, lead, go) captive (into captivity), depart, disclose, discover, exile, be gone, open, [idiom] plainly, publish, remove, reveal, [idiom] shamelessly, shew, [idiom] surely, tell, uncover.הֹֽעֲלָ֑תָהhoalatahascend upעָלָהverb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “ascend up”, a completed actionH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…וְאַמְהֹתֶ֗יהָveamhoteyhaand bondmaidאָמָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “and bondmaid”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH519a maidservant or female slave(hand-) bondmaid(-woman), maid(-servant).מְנַֽהֲגוֹת֙menahagotcarry awayנָהַגverb, piel, participle, absolute — “carry away”, a verb used as a describing wordH5090to drive forth (a person, an animal or chariot), i.e. lead, carry away; reflexively, to proceed (i.e. impel or guide oneself); also (from the panting induced by effort), to sighacquaint, bring (away), carry away, drive (away), lead (away, forth), (be) guide, lead (away, forth).כְּק֣וֹלkeqolas soundקוֹלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “as sound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6963a voice or sound[phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.יוֹנִ֔יםyonimdoveיוֹנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “dove”, the ordinary formH3123a dove (apparently from the warmth of their mating)dove, pigeon.מְתֹפְפֹ֖תmetofefotplay with timbrelsתָּפַףverb, poel, participle, absolute — “play with timbrels”, a verb used as a describing wordH8608to drum, i.e. play (as) on the tambourinetaber, play with timbrels.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,…לִבְבֵהֶֽןlivvehenbreastלֵבָבnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “breast”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3824the heart (as the most interior organ);[phrase] bethink themselves, breast, comfortably, courage, ((faint), (tender-) heart(-ed), midst, mind, [idiom] unawares, understanding.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-8) And the queen is uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, beating upon their breasts.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it is established — she hath removed, She hath been brought up, And her handmaids are leading as the voice of doves, Tabering on their hearts.

World English Bible

It is decreed: she is uncovered, she is carried away; and her servants moan as with the voice of doves, beating on their breasts.

Darby Translation

And it is decreed: she shall be uncovered, she shall be led away, and her maids shall moan as with the voice of doves, drumming upon their breasts.

Douay-Rheims

And the soldier is led away captive: and her bondwomen were led away mourning as doves, murmuring in their hearts.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-8) And the queen is uncovered, she is carried away, and her handmaids moan as with the voice of doves, tabering upon their breasts.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the foundation has been exposed; and she has gone up, and her maid-servants were led away as doves moaning in their hearts.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ ἡ ὑπόστασις ἀπεκαλύφθη· καὶ αὕτη ἀνέβαινε, καὶ αἱ δοῦλαι αὐτῆς ἤγοντο, καθὼς περιστεραὶ φθεγγόμεναι ἐν καρδίαις αὐτῶν.