Judges
Judges 18:9
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!
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Numbers 13:30 · Joshua 2:23–24 · John 6:27 · Joshua 18:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.