Judges
Judges 11:25
25Are you now so much better than Balak son of Zippor, king of Moab? Did he ever contend with Israel or fight against them?
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Are you | אַתָּ֔ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| so much better | הֲט֥וֹב | hă·ṭō·wḇ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H2895 pleasing, good |
| than Balak | מִבָּלָ֥ק | mib·bā·lāq | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1111 Balak |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Zippor | צִפּ֖וֹר | ṣip·pō·wr | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6834 Tsippor |
| king | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Moab | מוֹאָ֑ב | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| Did he ever contend | הֲר֥וֹב | hă·rō·wḇ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H7378 strive, contend |
| with | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| or | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| fight | נִלְחֹ֥ם | nil·ḥōm | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive absolute | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against them | בָּֽם׃ | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Micah 6:5 · Joshua 24:9–10 · Deuteronomy 23:3–4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.