Judges
Judges 15:4
4Then Samson went out and caught three hundred foxes. And he took torches, turned the foxes tail-to-tail, and fastened a torch between each pair of tails.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Samson | שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן | šim·šō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8123 Samson |
| went out | וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and caught | וַיִּלְכֹּ֖ד | way·yil·kōḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| three | שְׁלֹשׁ־ | šə·lōš- | Number - feminine singular construct | H7969 a three, triad |
| hundred | מֵא֣וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| foxes | שׁוּעָלִ֑ים | šū·‘ā·lîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7776 fox |
| And he took | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| torches | לַפִּדִ֗ים | lap·pi·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3940 torch |
| turned | וַיֶּ֤פֶן | way·ye·p̄en | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6437 turn |
| the foxes tail-to-tail | זָנָב֙ | zā·nāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2180 tail, also (figurative) end, stump |
| and fastened | וַיָּ֨שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| a | אֶחָ֛ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| torch | לַפִּ֥יד | lap·pîḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H3940 torch |
| between | בֵּין־ | bên- | Preposition | H996 interval, space between |
| each pair | שְׁנֵ֥י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| of tails | הַזְּנָב֖וֹת | haz·zə·nā·ḇō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2180 tail, also (figurative) end, stump |
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