Nahum 2:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The chariots dash through the streets; they rush around the plazas, appearing like torches, darting about like lightning.

Young's Literal Translation
In out-places shine do the chariots, They go to and fro in broad places, Their appearances [are] like torches, As lightnings they run.

King James Bible
The chariots shall rage in the streets, they shall justle one against another in the broad ways: they shall seem like torches, they shall run like the lightnings.

Hebrew
The chariots
הָרֶ֔כֶב (hā·re·ḵeḇ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7393: A vehicle, a team, cavalry, a rider, the upper millstone

dash
יִתְהוֹלְל֣וּ (yiṯ·hō·wl·lū)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1984: To shine

through the streets;
בַּֽחוּצוֹת֙ (ba·ḥū·ṣō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 2351: Separate by a, wall, outside, outdoors

they rush around
יִֽשְׁתַּקְשְׁק֖וּן (yiš·taq·šə·qūn)
Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nun
Strong's 8264: To course, to seek greedily

the plazas,
בָּרְחֹב֑וֹת (bā·rə·ḥō·ḇō·wṯ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 7339: A broad open place, plaza

appearing
מַרְאֵיהֶן֙ (mar·’ê·hen)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person feminine plural
Strong's 4758: Sight, appearance, vision

like torches,
כַּלַּפִּידִ֔ם (kal·lap·pî·ḏim)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3940: A flambeau, lamp, flame

darting about
יְרוֹצֵֽצוּ׃ (yə·rō·w·ṣê·ṣū)
Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7323: To run

like lightning.
כַּבְּרָקִ֖ים (kab·bə·rā·qîm)
Preposition-k, Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 1300: Lightning, a gleam, a flashing sword

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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