Judges

Judges 12:5

⁵The Gileadites captured the fords of the Jordan leading to Ephraim, and whenever a fugitive from Ephraim would say, “Let me cross over,” the Gileadites would ask him, “Are you an Ephraimite?”

If he answered, “No,”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Gileadites	גִּלְעָ֛ד	gil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
captured	וַיִּלְכֹּ֥ד	way·yil·kōḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the fords	מַעְבְּר֥וֹת	ma‘·bə·rō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4569 ford, pass, passing
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
leading to Ephraim	לְאֶפְרָ֑יִם	lə·’ep̄·rā·yim	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
and	וְֽ֠הָיָה	wə·hā·yāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
whenever	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a fugitive	פְּלִיטֵ֤י	pə·lî·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6412 escaped one, fugitive
from Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
would say	יֹאמְר֞וּ	yō·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Let me cross over	אֶעֱבֹ֔רָה	’e·‘ĕ·ḇō·rāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular	H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on
the Gileadites	גִלְעָ֛ד	ḡil·‘āḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1568 Gilad
would ask	וַיֹּ֨אמְרוּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
him	ל֧וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
Are you	אַ֖תָּה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
an Ephraimite	הַֽאֶפְרָתִ֥י	ha·’ep̄·rā·ṯî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H673 Ephrathite
If he answered	וַיֹּ֥אמֶֽר׀	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
No	לֹֽא׃	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not

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Judges 3:28 · Joshua 22:11

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