Obadiah 1:5
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
thievesגַּנָּבִ֤ים
(gan·na·vim)
1590: a thieffrom ganab
cameבָּאֽוּ־
(ba·'u-)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to you, Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
robbersשֹׁ֣ודְדֵי
(sho·vd·dei)
7703: to deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruina prim. root
by night--לַ֔יְלָה
(lay·lah,)
3915: nightof uncertain derivation
O howאֵ֣יךְ
(eich)
349: how?from ay
you will be ruined!--נִדְמֵ֔יתָה
(nid·mei·tah,)
1820: to cease, cause to cease, cut off, destroya prim root
Would they not stealיִגְנְב֖וּ
(yig·ne·vu)
1589: to steala prim. root
[only] until they had enough?דַּיָּ֑ם
(dai·yam;)
1767: sufficiency, enougha prim. root
Ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
grape gatherersבֹּֽצְרִים֙
(bo·tze·rim)
1219: to cut off, make inaccessible, enclosea prim. root
cameבָּ֣אוּ
(ba·'u)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
to you, Would they not leaveיַשְׁאִ֥ירוּ
(yash·'i·ru)
7604: to remain, be left overa prim. root
[some] gleanings?עֹלֵלֹֽות׃
(o·le·lo·vt.)
5955: a gleaningfrom alal


















KJV Lexicon
If thieves
gannab  (gaw-nab')
a stealer -- thief.
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to thee if robbers
shadad  (shaw-dad')
to be burly, i.e. (figuratively) powerful (passively, impregnable); by implication, to ravage -- dead, destroy(-er), oppress, robber, spoil(-er), utterly, (lay) waste.
by night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
how art thou cut off
damah  (daw-mam')
to be dumb or silent; hence, to fail or perish; trans. to destroy -- cease, be cut down (off), destroy, be brought to silence, be undone, utterly.
would they not have stolen
ganab  (gaw-nab')
to thieve; by implication, to deceive -- carry away, indeed, secretly bring, steal (away), get by stealth.
till they had enough
day  (dahee)
enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases
if the grapegatherers
batsar  (baw-tsar')
to clip off; to gather grapes; also to be isolated (i.e. inaccessible by height or fortification)
came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
to thee would they not leave
sha'ar  (shaw-ar')
to swell up, i.e. be (causatively, make) redundant -- leave, (be) left, let, remain, remnant, reserve, the rest.
some grapes
`olelah  (o-lay-law')
only in plural gleanings; by extens. gleaning-time -- (gleaning) (of the) grapes, grapegleanings.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"If thieves came to you, If robbers by night-- O how you will be ruined!-- Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape gatherers came to you, Would they not leave some gleanings?

King James Bible
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?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If thieves came to you, if marauders by night-- how ravaged you would be!-- wouldn't they steal only what they wanted? If grape pickers came to you, wouldn't they leave some grapes?

International Standard Version
"If thieves came against you, if marauding gangs by night —Oh, how you will be destroyed!— Would they not steal only until they had enough? If grape pickers came to you, would they not leave some grapes to be gleaned?

NET Bible
"If thieves came to rob you during the night, they would steal only as much as they wanted! If grape pickers came to harvest your vineyards, they would leave some behind for the poor! But you will be totally destroyed!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
"If thieves or looters come to you during the night, won't they steal only until they've had enough? You will be ruined! If people come to pick your grapes, won't they leave a few grapes behind?

King James 2000 Bible
If thieves came to you, if robbers by night, (how are you cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some grapes?
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