Judges
Judges 12:2
2But Jephthah replied, “My people and I had a serious conflict with the Ammonites, and when I called, you did not save me out of their hands.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But 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 |
| My people | וְעַמִּ֥י | wə·‘am·mî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| and I | אֲנִ֛י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| had | הָיִ֛יתִי | hā·yî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a serious | מְאֹ֑ד | mə·’ōḏ | Adverb | H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly |
| conflict | רִ֗יב | rîḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H7379 strife, dispute |
| with the Ammonites | וּבְנֵֽי־ | ū·ḇə·nê- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| and when I called | וָאֶזְעַ֣ק | wā·’ez·‘aq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| you did not | וְלֹֽא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| save | הוֹשַׁעְתֶּ֥ם | hō·wō·ša‘·tem | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3467 deliver |
| me | אוֹתִ֖י | ’ō·w·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| out of their hands | מִיָּדָֽם׃ | mî·yā·ḏām | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.