Judges
Judges 19:3
3her husband got up and went after her to speak kindly to her and bring her back, taking his servant and a pair of donkeys. So the girl brought him into her father’s house, and when her father saw him, he gladly welcomed him.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| her husband | אִישָׁ֜הּ | ’î·šāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H376 man |
| got up | וַיָּ֨קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and went | וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | way·yê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| after her | אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ | ’a·ḥă·re·hā | Preposition; third person feminine singular | H310 behind |
| to speak | לְדַבֵּ֤ר | lə·ḏab·bêr | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H1696 speak |
| kindly | לִבָּהּ֙ | lib·bāh | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to her | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| and bring her back | לַהֲשִׁיבוֹ | la·hă·šī·ḇō | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| taking his servant | וְנַעֲר֥וֹ | wə·na·‘ă·rōw | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| and a pair | וְצֶ֣מֶד | wə·ṣe·meḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6776 couple, pair |
| of donkeys | חֲמֹרִ֑ים | ḥă·mō·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2543 heap |
| So | וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ | wat·tə·ḇî·’ê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular; third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into her father’s | אָבִ֔יהָ | ’ā·ḇî·hā | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1 father |
| house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| and when | הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה | han·na·‘ă·rāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5291 girl, damsel |
| father | אֲבִ֣י | ’ă·ḇî | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1 father |
| saw him | וַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ | way·yir·’ê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| he gladly | וַיִּשְׂמַ֖ח | way·yiś·maḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8055 rejoice, be glad |
| welcomed him | לִקְרָאתֽוֹ׃ | liq·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H7122 encounter, befall |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.