Judges
Judges 18:14
14Then the five men who had gone to spy out the land of Laish said to their brothers, “Did you know that one of these houses has an ephod, household gods, a graven image, and a molten idol? Now think about what you should do.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the five | חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת | ḥă·mê·šeṯ | Number - masculine singular construct | H2568 five |
| men | הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| who had gone | הַהֹלְכִים֮ | ha·hō·lə·ḵîm | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| to spy out | לְרַגֵּל֮ | lə·rag·gêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7270 foot it, go about |
| the land | הָאָ֣רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| of Laish | לַיִשׁ֒ | la·yiš | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3919 Laish |
| said | וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| their brothers | אֲחֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
| Did you know | הַיְדַעְתֶּ֗ם | hay·ḏa‘·tem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H3045 know |
| that | כִּ֠י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| one of these | הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| houses | בַּבָּתִּ֤ים | bab·bāt·tîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1004 house |
| has | יֵ֣שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| an ephod | אֵפ֣וֹד | ’ê·p̄ō·wḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H646 ephod |
| household gods | וּתְרָפִ֔ים | ū·ṯə·rā·p̄îm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H8655 Teraphim |
| a graven image | וּפֶ֖סֶל | ū·p̄e·sel | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H6459 idol, image |
| and a molten idol | וּמַסֵּכָ֑ה | ū·mas·sê·ḵāh | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular | H4541 molten metal, or image |
| Now | וְעַתָּ֖ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| think about | דְּע֥וּ | də·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H3045 know |
| what | מַֽה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| you should do | תַּעֲשֽׂוּ׃ | ta·‘ă·śū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.