Judges
Judges 17:2
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!”
Footnotes
- a 17:2 1,100 shekels is approximately 27.6 pounds or 12.5 kilograms of silver; also in verse 3.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| said | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to his mother | לְאִמּ֡וֹ | lə·’im·mōw | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| The eleven | אֶלֶף֩ | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| hundred | וּמֵאָ֨ה | ū·mê·’āh | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular | H3967 hundred |
| of silver | הַכֶּ֜סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| were taken | לֻֽקַּֽח־ | luq·qaḥ- | Verb - QalPass - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| from you | לָ֗ךְ | lāḵ | Preposition; second person feminine singular | |
| and | וְגַם֙ | wə·ḡam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| about which I heard | בְּאָזְנַ֔י | bə·’ā·zə·nay | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct; first person common singular | H241 ear |
| you | וְאַתִּי | wə·ʾat·tī | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person feminine singular | H859 thou |
| utter | אָמַ֣רְתְּ | ’ā·mart | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| a curse | אָלִית֙ | ’ā·lîṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular | H422 swear, curse |
| I have | הִנֵּֽה־ | hin·nêh- | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| the silver | הַכֶּ֥סֶף | hak·ke·sep̄ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3701 silver, money |
| with me | אִתִּ֖י | ’it·tî | Preposition; first person common singular | H854 with |
| I | אֲנִ֣י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| took it | לְקַחְתִּ֑יו | lə·qaḥ·tîw | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| Then his mother | אִמּ֔וֹ | ’im·mōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H517 mother |
| said | וַתֹּ֣אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Blessed be | בָּר֥וּךְ | bā·rūḵ | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H1288 kneel, bless |
| my son | בְּנִ֖י | bə·nî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H1121 son |
| by the LORD | לַיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Nehemiah 13:25 · Ruth 3:10 · Matthew 26:74 · 1 Samuel 23:21 · 2 John 1:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.