Judges
Judges 1:8
8Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the men | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָה֙ | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| fought | וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ | way·yil·lā·ḥă·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against Jerusalem | בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| and captured it | וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ | way·yil·kə·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| They put | וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ | way·yak·kū·hā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H5221 smite |
| to the sword | חָ֑רֶב | ḥā·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| and set | שִׁלְּח֥וּ | šil·lə·ḥū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H7971 send |
| it | הָעִ֖יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| on fire | בָאֵֽשׁ׃ | ḇā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.