Judges
Judges 18:17
17And the five men who had gone to spy out the land went inside and took the graven image, the ephod, the household idols, and the molten idol, while the priest stood at the entrance of the gate with the six hundred armed men.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And 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 | לְרַגֵּ֣ל | lə·rag·gêl | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7270 foot it, go about |
| the land | הָאָרֶץ֒ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| went inside | בָּ֣אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and took | לָקְח֗וּ | lā·qə·ḥū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3947 take |
| the graven image | הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ | hap·pe·sel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6459 idol, image |
| the ephod | הָ֣אֵפ֔וֹד | hā·’ê·p̄ō·wḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H646 ephod |
| the household idols | הַתְּרָפִ֖ים | hat·tə·rā·p̄îm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8655 Teraphim |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| the molten idol | הַמַּסֵּכָ֑ה | ham·mas·sê·ḵāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4541 molten metal, or image |
| while the priest | וְהַכֹּהֵ֗ן | wə·hak·kō·hên | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3548 priest |
| stood | נִצָּב֙ | niṣ·ṣāḇ | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H5324 take one's stand, stand |
| at the entrance | פֶּ֣תַח | pe·ṯaḥ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6607 opening, doorway, entrance |
| of the gate | הַשַּׁ֔עַר | haš·ša·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8179 gate |
| with the six | וְשֵׁשׁ־ | wə·šêš- | Conjunctive waw; Number - feminine singular construct | H8337 six |
| hundred | מֵא֣וֹת | mê·’ō·wṯ | Number - feminine plural | H3967 hundred |
| armed | הֶחָג֖וּר | he·ḥā·ḡūr | Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself |
| men | הָאִ֔ישׁ | hā·’îš | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.