King James Version

Nahum 2:9

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold: for there is none end of the store and glory out of all the pleasant furniture.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Nahum 2:10.

בֹּ֥זּוּbozvcatchבָּזַזverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “catch”, a commandH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.כֶ֖סֶףkhesefmoneyכֶּסֶףnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “money”, the ordinary formH3701silver (from its pale color); by implication, moneymoney, price, silver(-ling).בֹּ֣זּוּbozvcatchבָּזַזverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “catch”, a commandH962to plundercatch, gather, (take) for a prey, rob(-ber), spoil, take (away, spoil), [idiom] utterly.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וְאֵ֥יןveeynand elseאַיִןconjunction, particle, negative — “and else”H369a non-entity; generally used as a negative particleelse, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare H370 (אַיִן).קֵ֨צֶה֙qetsehborderקָצֶהnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “border”, the ordinary formH7097an extremity[idiom] after, border, brim, brink, edge, end, (in-) finite, frontier, outmost coast, quarter, shore, (out-) side, [idiom] some, ut(-ter-) most (part).לַתְּכוּנָ֔הlatkhunahto fashionתְּכוּנָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “to fashion”, the ordinary formH8498adjustment, i.e. structure; by implication, equipagefashion, store.כָּבֹ֕דkavodgloriousכָּבוֹדnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “glorious”, the ordinary formH3519properly, weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousnessglorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).מִכֹּ֖לmikolfrom allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).כְּלִ֥יkelivesselכְּלִיnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “vessel”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3627something prepared, i.e. any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon)armour(-bearer), artillery, bag, carriage, [phrase] furnish, furniture, instrument, jewel, that is made of, [idiom] one from another, that which pertaineth, pot, [phrase] psaltery, sack, stuff, thing, tool, vessel, ware, weapon, [phrase] w…חֶמְדָּֽהchemdahdesireחֶמְדָּהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “desire”, the ordinary formH2532delightdesire, goodly, pleasant, precious.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(2-10) Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, rich with all precious vessels.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, the glory of all goodly furniture.

Young’s Literal Translation

Seize ye silver, seize ye gold, And there is no end to the prepared things, [To] the abundance of all desirable vessels.

World English Bible

Take the plunder of silver. Take the plunder of gold, for there is no end of treasure, an abundance of every precious thing.

Darby Translation

Plunder the silver, plunder the gold; for there is no end of the splendid store of all precious vessels.

Douay-Rheims

Take ye the spoil of the silver, take the spoil of the gold: for there is no end of the riches of all the precious furniture.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

(2-10) Take ye the spoil of silver, take the spoil of gold; for there is no end of the store, rich with all precious vessels.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They plundered the silver, they plundered the gold, and there was no end of their adorning; they were loaded with it upon all their pleasant vessels.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Διήρπαζον τὸ ἀργύριον, διήρπαζον τὸ χρυσίον, καὶ οὐκ ἦν πέρας τοῦ κόσμου αὐτῆς· βεβάρυνται ἐπὶ πάντα τὰ σκεὺη τὰ ἐπιθυμητὰ αὐτῆς.