Judges
Judges 11:13
13The king of the Ammonites answered Jephthah’s messengers, “When Israel came up out of Egypt, they seized my land, from the Arnon to the Jabbok and all the way to the Jordan. Now, therefore, restore it peaceably.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The king | מֶ֨לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of the Ammonites | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| answered | וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Jephthah’s | יִפְתָּ֗ח | yip̄·tāḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3316 Jephthah |
| messengers | מַלְאֲכֵ֣י | mal·’ă·ḵê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4397 messenger |
| When Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| came up | בַּעֲלוֹת֣וֹ | ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| out of Egypt | מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם | mim·miṣ·ra·yim | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4714 Egypt, Egyptians |
| they seized | לָקַ֨ח | lā·qaḥ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| my land | אַרְצִי֙ | ’ar·ṣî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H776 earth, land |
| from the Arnon | מֵאַרְנ֥וֹן | mê·’ar·nō·wn | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H769 Arnon |
| to | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the Jabbok | הַיַּבֹּ֖ק | hay·yab·bōq | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H2999 Jabbok |
| and all the way | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| to the Jordan | הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן | hay·yar·dên | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3383 Jordan |
| Now | וְעַתָּ֕ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| therefore | וְעַתָּ֕ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| restore | הָשִׁ֥יבָה | hā·šî·ḇāh | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| it | אֶתְהֶ֖ן | ’eṯ·hen | Direct object marker; third person feminine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| peaceably | בְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃ | bə·šā·lō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular | H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace |
Cross-references
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Genesis 32:22 · Numbers 21:24–26
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.