Judges
Judges 14:4
4(Now his father and mother did not know this was from the LORD, who was seeking an occasion to move against the Philistines; for at that time the Philistines were ruling over Israel.)
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now his father | וְאָבִ֨יו | wə·’ā·ḇîw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1 father |
| and mother | וְאִמּ֜וֹ | wə·’im·mōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָדְע֗וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| this | הִ֔יא | hî | Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was from | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | מֵיְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| who | הֽוּא־ | hū- | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was seeking | מְבַקֵּ֖שׁ | mə·ḇaq·qêš | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H1245 seek |
| an occasion to move | תֹאֲנָ֥ה | ṯō·’ă·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8385 occasion, time of copulation |
| against the Philistines | מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | mip·pə·liš·tîm | Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| for at that | הַהִ֔יא | ha·hî | Article; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| time | וּבָעֵ֣ת | ū·ḇā·‘êṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| were ruling | מֹשְׁלִ֥ים | mō·šə·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H4910 rule, have dominion, reign |
| over Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Joshua 11:20 · Psalm 115:3 · Judges 13:1 · 1 Kings 12:15 · 2 Kings 6:33 · 2 Chronicles 22:7 · 2 Chronicles 10:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.