Judges
Judges 20:37
37The men in ambush rushed suddenly against Gibeah; they advanced and put the whole city to the sword.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The men in ambush | וְהָאֹרֵ֣ב | wə·hā·’ō·rêḇ | Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| rushed | וַֽיִּפְשְׁט֖וּ | way·yip̄·šə·ṭū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6584 strip off, make a dash, raid |
| suddenly | הֵחִ֔ישׁוּ | hê·ḥî·šū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H2363 haste, make haste |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Gibeah | הַגִּבְעָ֑ה | hag·giḇ·‘āh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1390 Gibah |
| they | הָאֹרֵ֔ב | hā·’ō·rêḇ | Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| advanced | וַיִּמְשֹׁךְ֙ | way·yim·šōḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4900 draw, drag |
| and put | וַיַּ֥ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the whole | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| city | הָעִ֖יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| to the sword | חָֽרֶב׃ | ḥā·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.