Judges
Judges 11:6
6“Come,” they said, “be our commander, so that we can fight against the Ammonites.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Come | לְכָ֕ה | lə·ḵāh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| they said | וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| be | וְהָיִ֥יתָה | wə·hā·yî·ṯāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| our | לָּ֖נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| commander | לְקָצִ֑ין | lə·qā·ṣîn | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7101 chief, ruler |
| so that we can fight | וְנִֽלָּחֲמָ֖ה | wə·nil·lā·ḥă·māh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H3898 fight, do battle |
| against the Ammonites | בִּבְנֵ֥י | biḇ·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.