Judges
Judges 11:8
8They answered Jephthah, “This is why we now turn to you, that you may go with us, fight the Ammonites, and become leader over all of us who live in Gilead.”
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They | זִקְנֵ֨י | ziq·nê | Adjective - masculine plural construct | H2205 old |
| answered | וַיֹּאמְרוּ֩ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Jephthah | יִפְתָּ֗ח | yip̄·tāḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3316 Jephthah |
| This is why | לָכֵן֙ | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| we now | עַתָּה֙ | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| turn | שַׁ֣בְנוּ | šaḇ·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to you | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| that you may go | וְהָלַכְתָּ֣ | wə·hā·laḵ·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| with us | עִמָּ֔נוּ | ‘im·mā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H5973 with |
| fight | וְנִלְחַמְתָּ֖ | wə·nil·ḥam·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H3898 fight, do battle |
| the Ammonites | בִּבְנֵ֣י | biḇ·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| and become | וְהָיִ֤יתָ | wə·hā·yî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| leader | לְרֹ֔אשׁ | lə·rōš | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H7218 head |
| over all | לְכֹ֖ל | lə·ḵōl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| of us | לָּ֙נוּ֙ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| who live | יֹשְׁבֵ֥י | yō·šə·ḇê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Gilead | גִלְעָֽד׃ | ḡil·‘āḏ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1568 Gilad |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.