Judges
Judges 13:20
20When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame.
When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the flame | הַלַּ֜הַב | hal·la·haḇ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3851 flame, blade |
| went up | בַעֲל֨וֹת | ḇa·‘ă·lō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from | מֵעַ֤ל | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the altar | הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| to the sky | הַשָּׁמַ֔יְמָה | haš·šā·may·māh | Article; Noun - masculine plural; third person feminine singular | H8064 sky, aloft |
| the angel | מַלְאַךְ־ | mal·’aḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4397 messenger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| ascended | וַיַּ֥עַל | way·ya·‘al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| in the | הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ | ham·miz·bê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| flame | בְּלַ֣הַב | bə·la·haḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3851 flame, blade |
| When Manoah | וּמָנ֤וֹחַ | ū·mā·nō·w·aḥ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4495 Manoach |
| and his wife | וְאִשְׁתּוֹ֙ | wə·’iš·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| saw | רֹאִ֔ים | rō·’îm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H7200 see |
| they fell | וַיִּפְּל֥וּ | way·yip·pə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| facedown | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| to the ground | אָֽרְצָה׃ | ’ā·rə·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 9:24 · 1 Chronicles 21:16 · 2 Kings 2:11 · Ezekiel 1:28 · Matthew 17:6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.