Judges

Judges 17:2–3

2said to his mother, “The eleven hundred shekels of silvera that were taken from you and about which I heard you utter a curse— I have the silver here with me; I took it.”

Then his mother said, “Blessed be my son by the LORD!”

3And when he had returned the eleven hundred shekels of silver to his mother, she said, “I wholly dedicate the silver to the LORD for my son’s benefit, to make a graven image and a molten idol. Therefore I will now return it to you.”

Footnotes

  • a 17:2 1,100 shekels is approximately 27.6 pounds or 12.5 kilograms of silver; also in verse 3.

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Judges 17:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
to his motherלְאִמּ֡וֹlə·’im·mōwPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
The elevenאֶלֶף֩’e·lep̄Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
hundredוּמֵאָ֨הū·mê·’āhConjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH3967 hundred
of silverהַכֶּ֜סֶףhak·ke·sep̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
thatאֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
were takenלֻֽקַּֽח־luq·qaḥ-Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
from youלָ֗ךְlāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular
andוְגַם֙wə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
about which I heardבְּאָזְנַ֔יbə·’ā·zə·nayPreposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singularH241 ear
youוְאַתִּיwə·ʾat·tīConjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singularH859 thou
utterאָמַ֣רְתְּ’ā·martVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH559 utter, say
a curseאָלִית֙’ā·lîṯVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singularH422 swear, curse
I haveהִנֵּֽה־hin·nêh-InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
the silverהַכֶּ֥סֶףhak·ke·sep̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
with meאִתִּ֖י’it·tîPreposition; first person common singularH854 with
Iאֲנִ֣י’ă·nîPronoun - first person common singularH589 I
took itלְקַחְתִּ֑יוlə·qaḥ·tîwVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH3947 take
Then his motherאִמּ֔וֹ’im·mōwNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
Blessed beבָּר֥וּךְbā·rūḵVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH1288 kneel, bless
my sonבְּנִ֖יbə·nîNoun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
by the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃Yah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh

Judges 17:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
And when he had returnedוַיָּ֛שֶׁבway·yā·šeḇConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
the elevenאֶֽלֶף־’e·lep̄-Number - masculine singularH505 thousand
hundredוּמֵאָ֥הū·mê·’āhConjunctive waw; Number - feminine singularH3967 hundred
of silverהַכֶּ֖סֶףhak·ke·sep̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
to his motherלְאִמּ֑וֹlə·’im·mōwPreposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH517 mother
saidוַתֹּ֣אמֶרwat·tō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singularH559 utter, say
I wholly dedicateהַקְדֵּ֣שׁhaq·dêšVerb - Hifil - Infinitive absoluteH6942 be set apart, consecrated
the silverהַכֶּסֶף֩hak·ke·sep̄Article; Noun - masculine singularH3701 silver, money
to the LORDלַיהוָ֨הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
for my son’s benefitלִבְנִ֗יliḇ·nîPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singularH1121 son
to makeלַֽעֲשׂוֹת֙la·‘ă·śō·wṯPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
a graven imageפֶּ֣סֶלpe·selNoun - masculine singularH6459 idol, image
and a molten idolוּמַסֵּכָ֔הū·mas·sê·ḵāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH4541 molten metal, or image
Therefore I will nowוְעַתָּ֖הwə·‘at·tāhConjunctive waw; AdverbH6258 now
return itאֲשִׁיבֶ֥נּוּ’ă·šî·ḇen·nūVerb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singularH7725 turn back, return
to youלָֽךְ׃lāḵPreposition; second person feminine singular

Cross-references

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Judges 17:2 Nehemiah 13:25 · Ruth 3:10 · Matthew 26:74 · 1 Samuel 23:21 · 2 John 1:11

Judges 17:3 Leviticus 19:4 · Exodus 20:4 · Exodus 20:23

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.