Judges

Judges 18:7–10

⁷So the five men departed and came to Laish, where they saw that the people were living securely, like the Sidonians, quiet and unsuspecting. There was nothing lacking in the land and no oppressive ruler. And they were far away from the Sidonians and had no alliance with anyone.

⁸When the men returned to Zorah and Eshtaol, their brothers asked them, “What did you find?”

⁹They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land! ¹⁰When you enter, you will come to an unsuspecting people and a spacious land, for God has delivered it into your hand. It is a place where nothing on earth is lacking.”

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Judges 18:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So the five	חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת	ḥă·mê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
men	הָאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
departed	וַיֵּלְכוּ֙	way·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
and came	וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Laish	לָ֑יְשָׁה	lā·yə·šāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H3919 Laish
where they saw	וַיִּרְא֣וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
that the people	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
were living	יוֹשֶֽׁבֶת־	yō·wō·še·ḇeṯ-	Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
securely	לָ֠בֶטַח	lā·ḇe·ṭaḥ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H983 security
like	כְּמִשְׁפַּ֨ט	kə·miš·paṭ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
the Sidonians	צִדֹנִ֜ים	ṣi·ḏō·nîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6722 Tsidonian
quiet	שֹׁקֵ֣ט׀	šō·qêṭ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed
and unsuspecting	וּבֹטֵ֗חַ	ū·ḇō·ṭê·aḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H982 trust
There was nothing	וְאֵין־	wə·’ên-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
lacking	מַכְלִ֨ים	maḵ·lîm	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3637 be humiliated
in the land	בָּאָ֙רֶץ֙	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and no oppressive	יוֹרֵ֣שׁ	yō·w·rêš	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
ruler	עֶ֔צֶר	‘e·ṣer	Noun - masculine singular	H6114 restraint (?)
And they	הֵ֙מָּה֙	hêm·māh	Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
were far away	וּרְחֹקִ֥ים	ū·rə·ḥō·qîm	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural	H7350 distant, far
from the Sidonians	מִצִּ֣דֹנִ֔ים	miṣ·ṣi·ḏō·nîm	Preposition-m; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6722 Tsidonian
and had no	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
alliance	וְדָבָ֥ר	wə·ḏā·ḇār	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
with	עִם־	‘im-	Preposition	H5973 with
anyone	אָדָֽם׃	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind

Judges 18:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When the men returned	וַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙	way·yā·ḇō·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Zorah	צָרְעָ֖ה	ṣā·rə·‘āh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6881 Tsorah
and Eshtaol	וְאֶשְׁתָּאֹ֑ל	wə·’eš·tā·’ōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H847 Eshtaol
their brothers	אֲחֵיהֶ֖ם	’ă·ḥê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H251 brother
asked	וַיֹּאמְר֥וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
them	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
What	מָ֥ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
did you find	אַתֶּֽם׃	’at·tem	Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou

Judges 18:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They answered	וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
Come on	ק֚וּמָה	qū·māh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
let us go up	וְנַעֲלֶ֣ה	wə·na·‘ă·leh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
against them	עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
we have seen	רָאִ֙ינוּ֙	rā·’î·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common plural	H7200 see
the land	הָאָ֔רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
and it is very	מְאֹ֑ד	mə·’ōḏ	Adverb	H3966 muchness, force, abundance, exceedingly
good	טוֹבָ֖ה	ṭō·w·ḇāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
Why would you fail to act	וְאַתֶּ֣ם	wə·’at·tem	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - second person masculine plural	H859 thou
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
hesitate	תֵּעָ֣צְל֔וּ	tê·‘ā·ṣə·lū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H6101 be sluggish
to go there	לָלֶ֥כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
and take possession of	לָרֶ֥שֶׁת	lā·re·šeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Judges 18:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When you enter	כְּבֹאֲכֶ֞ם	kə·ḇō·’ă·ḵem	Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
you will come	תָּבֹ֣אוּ׀	tā·ḇō·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
an unsuspecting	בֹּטֵ֗חַ	bō·ṭê·aḥ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H982 trust
people	עַ֣ם	‘am	Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
and a spacious	רַחֲבַ֣ת	ra·ḥă·ḇaṯ	Adjective - feminine singular construct	H7342 wide, broad
land	וְהָאָ֙רֶץ֙	wə·hā·’ā·reṣ	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has delivered it	נְתָנָ֥הּ	nə·ṯā·nāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
into your hand	בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם	bə·yeḏ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
It is a place	מָקוֹם֙	mā·qō·wm	Noun - masculine singular	H4725 standing, spot, condition
where	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
nothing	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
on earth	בָּאָֽרֶץ׃	bā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
is lacking	מַחְס֔וֹר	maḥ·sō·wr	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4270 need, thing needed, poverty