Judges

Judges 11:17

17Then Israel sent messengers to the king of Edom, saying, ‘Please let us pass through your land,’ but the king of Edom would not listen. They also sent messengers to the king of Moab, but he would not consent. So Israel stayed in Kadesh.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Then Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חway·yiš·laḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
messengersמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal·’ā·ḵîmNoun - masculine pluralH4397 messenger
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingמֶלֶךְ֩me·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Edomאֱד֨וֹם׀’ĕ·ḏō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH123 name of a condiment
sayingלֵאמֹ֜רlê·mōrPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH559 utter, say
Pleaseנָּ֣אnāInterjectionH4994 I (we) pray, now
let us passאֶעְבְּרָה־’e‘·bə·rāh-Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singularH5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
through your landבְאַרְצֶ֗ךָḇə·’ar·ṣe·ḵāPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singularH776 earth, land
but the kingמֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Edomאֱד֔וֹם’ĕ·ḏō·wmNoun - proper - masculine singularH123 name of a condiment
would notוְלֹ֤אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
listenשָׁמַע֙šā·ma‘Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH8085 hear
They alsoוְגַ֨םwə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
sentשָׁלַ֖חšā·laḥVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7971 send
messengers toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the kingמֶ֧לֶךְme·leḵNoun - masculine singular constructH4428 king
of Moabמוֹאָ֛בmō·w·’āḇNoun - proper - feminine singularH4124 Moab
but he would notוְלֹ֣אwə·lōConjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
consentאָבָ֑ה’ā·ḇāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH14 be willing, consent
So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
stayedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבway·yê·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Kadeshבְּקָדֵֽשׁ׃bə·qā·ḏêšPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH6946 apartness, sacredness

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