NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon If thievesgannab (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? Links Obadiah 1:5Obadiah 1:5 NIV Obadiah 1:5 NLT Obadiah 1:5 ESV Obadiah 1:5 NASB Obadiah 1:5 KJV |