Judges

Judges 19:17

¹⁷When he looked up and saw the traveler in the city square, the old man asked, “Where are you going, and where have you come from?”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When he looked up	וַיִּשָּׂ֣א	way·yiś·śā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
and saw	וַיַּ֛רְא	way·yar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the traveler	הָאֹרֵ֖חַ	hā·’ō·rê·aḥ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H732 wander, journey, go
in the city	הָעִ֑יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
square	בִּרְחֹ֣ב	bir·ḥōḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7339 broad open place, plaza
the old	הַזָּקֵ֛ן	haz·zā·qên	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old
man	הָאִ֧ישׁ	hå̄·ʾīš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
asked	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Where	אָ֥נָה	’ā·nāh	Interrogative	H575 where?
are you going	תֵלֵ֖ךְ	ṯê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and where	וּמֵאַ֥יִן	ū·mê·’a·yin	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m; Adverb	H370 whence?
have you come from	תָּבֽוֹא׃	tā·ḇō·w	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.