Judges
Judges 11:7
7Jephthah replied to the elders of Gilead, “Did you not hate me and expel me from my father’s house? Why then have you come to me now, when you are in distress?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jephthah | יִפְתָּח֙ | yip̄·tāḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3316 Jephthah |
| replied | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the elders | לְזִקְנֵ֣י | lə·ziq·nê | Preposition-l; Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| of Gilead | גִלְעָ֔ד | ḡil·‘āḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1568 Gilad |
| Did you | אַתֶּם֙ | ’at·tem | Pronoun - second person masculine plural | H859 thou |
| not | הֲלֹ֤א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| hate | שְׂנֵאתֶ֣ם | śə·nê·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H8130 hate |
| me | אוֹתִ֔י | ’ō·w·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| and expel me | וַתְּגָרְשׁ֖וּנִי | wat·tə·ḡā·rə·šū·nî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural; first person common singular | H1644 drive out, cast out |
| from my father’s | אָבִ֑י | ’ā·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1 father |
| house | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| Why | וּמַדּ֜וּעַ | ū·mad·dū·a‘ | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4069 wherefore? |
| then have you come | בָּאתֶ֤ם | bā·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to me | אֵלַי֙ | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| now | עַ֔תָּה | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| when | כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you are in distress | צַ֥ר | ṣar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6862 narrow, tight |
Cross-references
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Revelation 3:9 · Genesis 45:4–5 · Proverbs 17:17 · Isaiah 60:14 · Acts 7:9–14 · Genesis 26:27 · Genesis 37:27
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.