Obadiah 1:5

Bible › Obadiah › Chapter 1 › Verse 5

If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night— oh, how you will be ruined— would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?

In other translations

If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?“If thieves came to you, if robbers by night— oh, how you will be ruined— would they not steal only what they wanted? If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings?

Hebrew words

אִם־'im-ifH518גַּנָּבִיםganavimthievesH1590בָּאוּ־ba'u-they cameH935לְךָlekhato youאִם־'im-ifH518שׁוֹדְדֵיshodeidestroyers ofH7703לַיְלָהlaylahnightH3915אֵיךְ'eikhhow!H349נִדְמֵיתָהnidmeitahyou will be destroyedH1820הֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808יִגְנְבוּyignevuwill they stealH1589דַּיָּםdaiyamsufficiency theirH1767אִם־'im-ifH518בֹּצְרִיםbotzerimgrape gatherersH1219בָּאוּba'uthey cameH935לָךְlakhto youהֲלוֹאhalo'¿ notH3808יַשְׁאִירוּyash'iruwill they leaveH7604עֹלֵלוֹת׃olelotgleaningsH5955

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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