Judges

Judges 12:14

¹⁴He had forty sons and thirty grandsons, who rode on seventy donkeys. And he judged Israel eight years.

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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.