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.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The kingמֶ֨לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of the Ammonitesבְּנֵי־bə·nê-Noun - masculine plural constructH1121 son
answeredוַיֹּאמֶר֩way·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
Jephthah’sיִפְתָּ֗חyip̄·tāḥNoun - proper - masculine singularH3316 Jephthah
messengersמַלְאֲכֵ֣יmal·’ă·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4397 messenger
When Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
came upבַּעֲלוֹת֣וֹba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯōwPreposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםmim·miṣ·ra·yimPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH4714 Egypt, Egyptians
they seizedלָקַ֨חlā·qaḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
my landאַרְצִי֙’ar·ṣîNoun - feminine singular construct; first person common singularH776 earth, land
from the Arnonמֵאַרְנ֥וֹןmê·’ar·nō·wnPreposition-m; Noun - proper - feminine singularH769 Arnon
toוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the Jabbokהַיַּבֹּ֖קhay·yab·bōqArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH2999 Jabbok
and all the wayוְעַד־wə·‘aḏ-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
to the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhay·yar·dênArticle; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3383 Jordan
Nowוְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
thereforeוְעַתָּ֕הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
restoreהָשִׁ֥יבָהhā·šî·ḇāhVerb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singularH7725 turn back, return
itאֶתְהֶ֖ן’eṯ·henDirect object marker; third person feminine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
peaceablyבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃bə·šā·lō·wmPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singularH7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace

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