Judges
Judges 10:9
9The Ammonites also crossed the Jordan to fight against Judah, Benjamin, and the house of Ephraim, and Israel was in deep distress.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Ammonites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| also | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| crossed | וַיַּעַבְר֤וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| to fight | לְהִלָּחֵ֛ם | lə·hil·lā·ḥêm | Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against Judah | בִּיהוּדָ֥ה | bî·hū·ḏāh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| Benjamin | וּבְבִנְיָמִ֖ין | ū·ḇə·ḇin·yā·mîn | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1144 Binjamin |
| and the house | וּבְבֵ֣ית | ū·ḇə·ḇêṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Ephraim | אֶפְרָ֑יִם | ’ep̄·rā·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H669 Ephraim |
| and Israel | לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | lə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| was in deep | מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| distress | וַתֵּ֥צֶר | wat·tê·ṣer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H3334 press, be narrow, be in distress |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.