Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo that their hearts may melt and many may stumble, I have appointed at all their gates a sword for slaughter. Yes, it is ready to flash like lightning; it is drawn for slaughter. Young's Literal Translation To melt the heart, and to multiply the ruins, By all their gates I have set the point of a sword. Ah, it is made for brightness, Wrapt up for slaughter. King James Bible I have set the point of the sword against all their gates, that [their] heart may faint, and [their] ruins be multiplied: ah! [it is] made bright, [it is] wrapped up for the slaughter. Hebrew So thatלְמַ֣עַן ׀ (lə·ma·‘an) Conjunction Strong's 4616: Purpose -- intent their hearts לֵ֗ב (lêḇ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre may melt לָמ֣וּג (lā·mūḡ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 4127: To melt and many וְהַרְבֵּה֙ (wə·har·bêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute Strong's 7235: To be or become much, many or great may stumble, הַמִּכְשֹׁלִ֔ים (ham·miḵ·šō·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 4383: A stumbling, means or occasion of stumbling, a stumbling block I have appointed נָתַ֖תִּי (nā·ṯat·tî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular Strong's 5414: To give, put, set at עַ֚ל (‘al) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their gates שַׁ֣עֲרֵיהֶ֔ם (ša·‘ă·rê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate a sword חָ֑רֶב (ḥā·reḇ) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 2719: Drought, a cutting instrument, as a, knife, sword for slaughter. אִבְחַת־ (’iḇ·ḥaṯ-) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 19: Brandishing of a, sword Yes, אָ֛ח (’āḥ) Interjection Strong's 253: Ah!, alas! it is ready עֲשׂוּיָ֥ה (‘ă·śū·yāh) Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular Strong's 6213: To do, make to flash like lightning; לְבָרָ֖ק (lə·ḇā·rāq) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1300: Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword it is drawn מְעֻטָּ֥ה (mə·‘uṭ·ṭāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 4593: Thinned, sharp for slaughter. לְטָֽבַח׃ (lə·ṭā·ḇaḥ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 2875: Tebah -- son of Nahor |