Judges
Judges 1:24
24and when the spies saw a man coming out of the city, they said to him, “Please show us how to get into the city, and we will treat you kindly.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and when the spies | הַשֹּׁ֣מְרִ֔ים | haš·šō·mə·rîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| saw | וַיִּרְאוּ֙ | way·yir·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7200 see |
| a man | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| coming out | יוֹצֵ֣א | yō·w·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the city | הָעִ֑יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| they said | וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to him | ל֗וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Please | נָא֙ | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| show us | הַרְאֵ֤נוּ | har·’ê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; first person common plural | H7200 see |
| how to get into | מְב֣וֹא | mə·ḇō·w | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3996 entrance, a coming in, entering |
| the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| and we will treat | וְעָשִׂ֥ינוּ | wə·‘ā·śî·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| you | עִמְּךָ֖ | ‘im·mə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H5973 with |
| kindly | חָֽסֶד׃ | ḥā·seḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H2617 goodness, kindness |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.