King James Version

Nahum 3:2

The noise of a whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the pransing horses, and of the jumping chariots.

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ק֣וֹלqolsoundקוֹלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “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.שׁ֔וֹטshotscourgeשׁוֹטnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “scourge”, the ordinary formH7752a lash (literally or figuratively)scourge, whip.וְק֖וֹלveqoland soundקוֹלconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “and 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.רַ֣עַשׁraashcommotionרַעַשׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “commotion”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7494vibration, bounding, uproarcommotion, confused noise, earthquake, fierceness, quaking, rattling, rushing, shaking.אוֹפָ֑ןofanwheelאוֹפָןnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “wheel”, the ordinary formH212a wheelwheel.וְס֣וּסvesusand horse . Compare H6571סוּסconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).דֹּהֵ֔רdoherpauseדָּהַרverb, qal, participle, absolute — “pause”, a verb used as a describing wordH1725to curvet or move irregularlypause.וּמֶרְכָּבָ֖הumerkavahand chariot. See also H1024מֶרְכָּבָהconjunction, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “and chariot. See also H1024”, the ordinary formH4818a chariotchariot. See also H1024 (בֵּית הַמַּרְכָּבוֹת).מְרַקֵּדָֽהmeraqedahdanceרָקַדverb, piel, participle, absolute — “dance”, a verb used as a describing wordH7540properly, to stamp, i.e. to spring about (wildly or for joy)dance, jump, leap, skip.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Hark! the whip, and hark! the rattling of the wheels; and prancing horses, and bounding chariots;

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American Standard Version (1901)

The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of wheels, and prancing horses, and bounding chariots,

Young’s Literal Translation

The sound of a whip, And the sound of the rattling of a wheel, And of a prancing horse, and of a bounding chariot, Of a horseman mounting.

World English Bible

The noise of the whip, the noise of the rattling of wheels, prancing horses, and bounding chariots,

Darby Translation

The crack of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the prancing horses, and of the bounding chariots!

Douay-Rheims

The noise of the whip, and the noise of the rattling of the wheels, and of the neighing horse, and of the running chariot, and of the horsemen coming up,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Hark! the whip, and hark! the rattling of the wheels; and prancing horses, and bounding chariots;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

The noise of whips, and the noise of the rumbling of wheels, and of the pursuing horse, and of the bounding chariot,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Φωνὴ μαστίγων, καὶ φωνὴ σεισμοῦ τροχῶν, καὶ ἵππου διώκοντος, καὶ ἅρματος ἀναβράσσοντος,