Judges
Judges 15:2
2“I was sure that you thoroughly hated her,” said her father, “so I gave her to one of the men who accompanied you. Is not her younger sister more beautiful than she? Please take her instead.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I was sure | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| that | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| you thoroughly hated her | שָׂנֹ֣א | śā·nō | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H8130 hate |
| said | אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| her father | אָבִ֗יהָ | ’ā·ḇî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1 father |
| so I gave her | וָאֶתְּנֶ֖נָּה | wā·’et·tə·nen·nāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| to one of the men who accompanied you | לְמֵרֵעֶ֑ךָ | lə·mê·rê·‘e·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H4828 friend, companion |
| Is not | הֲלֹ֨א | hă·lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| her younger | הַקְּטַנָּה֙ | haq·qə·ṭan·nāh | Article; Adjective - feminine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| sister | אֲחֹתָ֤הּ | ’ă·ḥō·ṯāh | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H269 sister |
| more beautiful | טוֹבָ֣ה | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| than she | מִמֶּ֔נָּה | mim·men·nāh | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| Please | נָ֥א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| take her | תְּהִי־ | tə·hî- | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| instead | תַּחְתֶּֽיהָ׃ | taḥ·te·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H8478 the under part |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.