Judges
Judges 11:35
35As soon as Jephthah saw her, he tore his clothes and said, “No! Not my daughter! You have brought me to my knees! You have brought great misery upon me, for I have given my word to the LORD and cannot take it back.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| As soon as | וַיְהִי֩ | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| saw | כִרְאוֹת֨וֹ | ḵir·’ō·w·ṯōw | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| her | אוֹתָ֜הּ | ’ō·w·ṯāh | Direct object marker; third person feminine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| he tore | וַיִּקְרַ֣ע | way·yiq·ra‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7167 tear |
| his clothes | בְּגָדָ֗יו | bə·ḡā·ḏāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H899 treachery |
| and said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| No | אֲהָ֤הּ | ’ă·hāh | Interjection | H162 alas! |
| Not my daughter | בִּתִּי֙ | bit·tî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H1323 daughter |
| You have brought me to my knees | הַכְרֵ֣עַ | haḵ·rê·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H3766 bow down |
| You | וְאַ֖תְּ | wə·’at | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| have brought great misery upon me | בְּעֹֽכְרָ֑י | bə·‘ō·ḵə·rāy | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H5916 stir up, disturb, trouble |
| for I | וְאָנֹכִ֗י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| have given my word | פָּצִ֤יתִי־ | pā·ṣî·ṯî- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H6475 part, open |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and cannot | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| take it back | לָשֽׁוּב׃ | lā·šūḇ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7725 turn back, return |
Cross-references
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Genesis 42:36–38 · Matthew 14:7–9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.