Judges
Judges 17:7
7And there was a young Levite from Bethlehem in Judah who had been residing within the clan of Judah.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And there was | וַיְהִי־ | way·hî- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a young | נַ֗עַר | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| Levite | לֵוִ֖י | lê·wî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3881 Levite |
| from Bethlehem | לֶ֙חֶם֙ | le·ḥem | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1035 Beth-Lechem |
| in Judah | יְהוּדָ֔ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| who | וְה֥וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| had been residing | גָֽר־ | ḡār- | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1481 sojourn |
| within the clan | מִמִּשְׁפַּ֖חַת | mim·miš·pa·ḥaṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H4940 clan |
| of Judah | יְהוּדָ֑ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
Cross-references
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Micah 5:2 · Ruth 1:1–2 · Matthew 2:1 · Matthew 2:5–6
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.