Judges

Judges 12:13–15

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. ¹⁵Then Abdon son of Hillel, from Pirathon, died, and he was buried at Pirathon in Ephraim, in the hill country of the Amalekites.

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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

Judges 12:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then 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	הַפִּרְעָתוֹנִ֑י	hap·pir·‘ā·ṯō·w·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6553 Pirathonite
died	וַיָּ֛מָת	way·yā·māṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
and he was buried	וַיִּקָּבֵ֤ר	way·yiq·qā·ḇêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6912 bury
at Pirathon	בְּפִרְעָתוֹן֙	bə·p̄ir·‘ā·ṯō·wn	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6552 Pirathon
in	בְּאֶ֣רֶץ	bə·’e·reṣ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֔יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
in the hill country	בְּהַ֖ר	bə·har	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of the Amalekites	הָעֲמָלֵקִֽי׃פ	hā·‘ă·mā·lê·qî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6003 Amalekite

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Judges 12:14 Judges 5:10 · Judges 10:4

Judges 12:15 Judges 5:14 · 1 Samuel 15:7

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.