Judges
Judges 15:5
5Then he lit the torches and released the foxes into the standing grain of the Philistines, burning up the piles of grain and the standing grain, as well as the vineyards and olive groves.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then he lit | וַיַּבְעֶר־ | way·yaḇ·‘er- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| the torches | בַּלַּפִּידִ֔ים | bal·lap·pî·ḏîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3940 torch |
| and released | וַיְשַׁלַּ֖ח | way·šal·laḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| into the standing grain | בְּקָמ֣וֹת | bə·qā·mō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H7054 standing grain |
| of the Philistines | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | pə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| burning up | וַיַּבְעֵ֛ר | way·yaḇ·‘êr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| the piles of grain | מִגָּדִ֥ישׁ | mig·gā·ḏîš | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H1430 heap, stack |
| and the standing grain | קָמָ֖ה | qā·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H7054 standing grain |
| as well as | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the vineyards | כֶּ֥רֶם | ke·rem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3754 vineyard |
| and olive groves | זָֽיִת׃ | zā·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H2132 olive-tree, olive |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.