Judges

Judges 16:31

³¹Then Samson’s brothers and his father’s family came down, carried him back, and buried him between Zorah and Eshtaol in the tomb of his father Manoah. And he had judged Israel twenty years.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then	אֶחָ֜יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
and his father’s	אָבִיהוּ֮	’ā·ḇî·hū	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
family	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
came down	וַיֵּרְד֨וּ	way·yê·rə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
carried him back	וַֽיַּעֲל֣וּ׀	way·ya·‘ă·lū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
and buried	וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ	way·yiq·bə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6912 bury
him	אוֹת֗וֹ	’ō·w·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative
between	בֵּ֤ין	bên	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
Zorah	צָרְעָה֙	ṣā·rə·‘āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6881 Tsorah
and Eshtaol	אֶשְׁתָּאֹ֔ל	’eš·tā·’ōl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H847 Eshtaol
in the tomb	בְּקֶ֖בֶר	bə·qe·ḇer	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H6913 grave, sepulchre
of his father	אָבִ֑יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
Manoah	מָנ֣וֹחַ	mā·nō·w·aḥ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4495 Manoach
And he	וְה֛וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
had judged	שָׁפַ֥ט	šā·p̄aṭ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֥ים	‘eś·rîm	Number - common plural	H6242 (a) twenty
years	שָׁנָֽה׃פ	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

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Judges 15:20 · Judges 13:2 · John 19:39–42 · Judges 13:25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.