Judges
Judges 19:13
13He continued, “Come, let us try to reach one of these towns to spend the night in Gibeah or Ramah.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He continued | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Come | לְךָ֥ | lə·ḵå̄ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| let us try to reach | וְנִקְרְבָ֖ה | wə·niq·rə·ḇāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative - first person common plural | H7126 come near, approach |
| one | בְּאַחַ֣ד | bə·’a·ḥaḏ | Preposition-b; Number - masculine singular construct | H259 one |
| of these towns | הַמְּקֹמ֑וֹת | ham·mə·qō·mō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
| to spend the night | וְלַ֥נּוּ | wə·lan·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common plural | H3885 lodge, pass the night |
| in Gibeah | בַגִּבְעָ֖ה | ḇag·giḇ·‘āh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
| or | א֥וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| Ramah | בָרָמָֽה׃ | ḇā·rā·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7414 the Height, Rama |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.