Judges
Judges 18:3
3And while they were near Micah’s house, they recognized the voice of the young Levite; so they went over and asked him, “Who brought you here? What are you doing in this place? Why are you here?”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And while they | הֵ֚מָּה | hêm·māh | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| were 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 |
| they | וְהֵ֣מָּה | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| recognized | הִכִּ֔ירוּ | hik·kî·rū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5234 regard, recognize |
| the voice | ק֥וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the young | הַנַּ֖עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| Levite | הַלֵּוִ֑י | hal·lê·wî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3881 Levite |
| so they went over | וַיָּס֣וּרוּ | way·yā·sū·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5493 turn aside |
| and asked | וַיֹּ֤אמְרוּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| him | לוֹ֙ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| Who | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| brought | הֱבִיאֲךָ֣ | hĕ·ḇî·’ă·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; second person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| you here | הֲלֹ֔ם | hă·lōm | Adverb | H1988 of place, hither |
| What | וּמָֽה־ | ū·māh- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are you | אַתָּ֥ה | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| doing | עֹשֶׂ֛ה | ‘ō·śeh | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| in this | בָּזֶ֖ה | bā·zeh | Preposition-b; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| Why | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| are you | לְּךָ֥ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| here | פֹֽה׃ | p̄ōh | Adverb | H6311 here, hither |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.