Judges
Judges 18:22
22After they were some distance from Micah’s house, the men in the houses near Micah’s house mobilized and overtook the Danites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After they | הֵ֥מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were some distance | הִרְחִ֖יקוּ | hir·ḥî·qū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H7368 be, or become, far, distant |
| from Micah’s | מִיכָ֑ה | mî·ḵāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4318 Micah |
| house | מִבֵּ֣ית | mib·bêṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| the men | וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים | wə·hā·’ă·nā·šîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| in the houses | בַּבָּתִּים֙ | bab·bāt·tîm | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1004 house |
| near | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Micah’s | מִיכָ֔ה | mî·ḵāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4318 Micah |
| house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| mobilized | נִֽזְעֲק֔וּ | niz·‘ă·qū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2199 cry, cry out, call |
| and overtook | וַיַּדְבִּ֖יקוּ | way·yaḏ·bî·qū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| the Danites | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.