Judges
Judges 12:13–14
13After Elon, Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, judged Israel. 14He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.
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Judges 12:13
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After Elon | אַחֲרָ֖יו | ’a·ḥă·rāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H310 behind |
| Abdon | עַבְדּ֥וֹן | ‘aḇ·dō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5658 Abdon |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Hillel | הִלֵּ֖ל | hil·lêl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1985 Hillel |
| from Pirathon | הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִֽי׃ | hap·pir·‘ā·ṯō·w·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6553 Pirathonite |
| judged | וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט | way·yiš·pōṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Judges 12:14
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He had | וַיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| forty | אַרְבָּעִ֣ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| sons | בָּנִ֗ים | bā·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and thirty | וּשְׁלֹשִׁים֙ | ū·šə·lō·šîm | Conjunctive waw; Number - common plural | H7970 thirty |
| grandsons | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| who rode | רֹכְבִ֖ים | rō·ḵə·ḇîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7392 mount and ride, ride |
| on | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| seventy | שִׁבְעִ֣ים | šiḇ·‘îm | Number - common plural | H7657 seventy |
| donkeys | עֲיָרִ֑ם | ‘ă·yā·rim | Noun - masculine plural | H5895 male ass |
| And he judged | וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֥ט | way·yiš·pōṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8199 judge, govern |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| eight | שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה | šə·mō·neh | Number - feminine singular | H8083 eight |
| years | שָׁנִֽים׃ | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
Cross-references
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Judges 12:14 Judges 5:10 · Judges 10:4
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.