Judges
Judges 19:12
12But his master replied, “We will not turn aside to the city of foreigners, where there are no Israelites. We will go on to Gibeah.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But his master | אֲדֹנָ֔יו | ’ă·ḏō·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H113 lord |
| replied | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| We will not | לֹ֤א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| turn aside | נָסוּר֙ | nā·sūr | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H5493 turn aside |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the city | עִ֣יר | ‘îr | Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| of foreigners | נָכְרִ֔י | nā·ḵə·rî | Adjective - masculine singular | H5237 foreign, alien |
| where | אֲשֶׁ֛ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| there are no | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| Israelites | מִבְּנֵ֥י | mib·bə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| We will go on | וְעָבַ֖רְנוּ | wə·‘ā·ḇar·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| to | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Gibeah | גִּבְעָֽה׃ | giḇ·‘āh | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.