Judges
Judges 10:18
18And the rulers of Gilead said to one another, “Whoever will launch the attack against the Ammonites will be the head of all who live in Gilead.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the rulers | שָׂרֵ֤י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of Gilead | גִלְעָד֙ | ḡil·‘āḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1568 Gilad |
| said | וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| one | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| another | רֵעֵ֔הוּ | rê·‘ê·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| Whoever | מִ֣י | mî | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| will launch | יָחֵ֔ל | yā·ḥêl | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2490 bore, pierce |
| the attack | לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against the Ammonites | בִּבְנֵ֣י | biḇ·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| will be | יִֽהְיֶ֣ה | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| the head | לְרֹ֔אשׁ | lə·rōš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| of all | לְכֹ֖ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who live | יֹשְׁבֵ֥י | yō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Gilead | גִלְעָֽד׃פ | ḡil·‘āḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1568 Gilad |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.