Judges
Judges 1:9
9Afterward, the men of Judah marched down to fight against the Canaanites living in the hill country, in the Negev, and in the foothills.a
Footnotes
- a 1:9 Hebrew Shephelah or lowlands; that is, the western foothills of Judea
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afterward | וְאַחַ֗ר | wə·’a·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H310 behind |
| the men | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| marched down | יָֽרְדוּ֙ | yā·rə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| to fight | לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against the Canaanites | בַּֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י | bak·kə·na·‘ă·nî | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| living | יוֹשֵׁ֣ב | yō·wō·šêḇ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the hill country | הָהָ֔ר | hā·hār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| in the Negev | וְהַנֶּ֖גֶב | wə·han·ne·ḡeḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5045 south-country, Negeb, south |
| and in the foothills | וְהַשְּׁפֵלָֽה׃ | wə·haš·šə·p̄ê·lāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8219 lowland |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.