Judges

Judges 18:27

27After they had taken Micah’s idols and his priest, they went to Laish, to a quiet and unsuspecting people, and they struck them with their swords and burned down the city.

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
After theyוְהֵ֨מָּהwə·hêm·māhConjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine pluralH1992 they, them
had takenלָקְח֜וּlā·qə·ḥūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3947 take
Micah’sמִיכָ֗הmî·ḵāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH4318 Micah
and his priestהַכֹּהֵן֮hak·kō·hênArticle; Noun - masculine singularH3548 priest
they wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּway·yā·ḇō·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
Laishלַ֗יִשׁla·yišNoun - proper - feminine singularH3919 Laish
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
a quietשֹׁקֵ֣טšō·qêṭVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH8252 be quiet, undisturbed
and unsuspectingוּבֹטֵ֔חַū·ḇō·ṭê·aḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH982 trust
peopleעַם֙‘amNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
and they struckוַיַּכּ֥וּway·yak·kūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH5221 smite
themאוֹתָ֖ם’ō·w·ṯāmDirect object marker; third person masculine pluralH853 mark of the accusative
with their swordsחָ֑רֶבḥā·reḇNoun - feminine singularH2719 sword
and burned downשָׂרְפ֥וּśā·rə·p̄ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8313 burn
the cityהָעִ֖ירhā·‘îrArticle; Noun - feminine singularH5892 excitement

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.