Judges
Judges 20:28
28and Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron, served before it.) The Israelites asked, “Should we again go out to battle against our brothers the Benjamites, or should we stop?”
The LORD answered, “Fight, for tomorrow I will deliver them into your hand.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and Phinehas | וּ֠פִינְחָס | ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6372 Pinechas |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Eleazar | אֶלְעָזָ֨ר | ’el·‘ā·zār | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H499 Elazar |
| the son | בֶּֽן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Aaron | אַהֲרֹ֜ן | ’a·hă·rōn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H175 Aaron |
| served | עֹמֵ֣ד׀ | ‘ō·mêḏ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
| before it | לְפָנָ֗יו | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| The Israelites asked | לֵאמֹר֒ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| Should we again | הַאוֹסִ֨ף | ha·’ō·w·sip̄ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular | H3254 add |
| go out | לָצֵ֧את | lā·ṣêṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3318 go or come out |
| to battle | לַמִּלְחָמָ֛ה | lam·mil·ḥā·māh | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H4421 battle, war |
| against | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| our brothers | אָחִ֖י | ’ā·ḥî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H251 brother |
| the Benjamites | בְּנֵֽי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| or | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| should we stop | אֶחְדָּ֑ל | ’eḥ·dāl | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular | H2308 cease |
| The LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| answered | וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Fight | עֲל֔וּ | ‘ă·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| tomorrow | מָחָ֖ר | mā·ḥār | Adverb | H4279 tomorrow, in time to come |
| I will deliver them | אֶתְּנֶ֥נּוּ | ’et·tə·nen·nū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| into your hand | בְיָדֶֽךָ׃ | ḇə·yā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
Cross-references
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Judges 7:9 · Deuteronomy 18:5 · Joshua 24:33 · Deuteronomy 10:8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.