Judges
Judges 20:48
48And the men of Israel turned back against the other Benjamites and put to the sword all the cities, including the animals and everything else they found. And they burned down all the cities in their path.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And the men | וְאִ֨ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H376 man |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| turned back | שָׁ֣בוּ | šā·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| against | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the other Benjamites | בְּנֵ֤י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| and put | וַיַּכּ֣וּם | way·yak·kūm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
| to the sword | חֶ֔רֶב | ḥe·reḇ | Noun - feminine singular | H2719 sword |
| all | מְתֹם֙ | mə·ṯōm | Noun - masculine singular | H4974 soundness |
| the cities | מֵעִ֤יר | mê·‘îr | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H5892 excitement |
| including the animals | בְּהֵמָ֔ה | bə·hê·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H929 beast, animal, cattle |
| and | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| everything else | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| they found | הַנִּמְצָ֑א | han·nim·ṣā | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| And they | גַּ֛ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| burned down | שִׁלְּח֥וּ | šil·lə·ḥū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H7971 send |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the cities | הֶעָרִ֥ים | he·‘ā·rîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H5892 excitement |
| in their path | הַנִּמְצָא֖וֹת | han·nim·ṣā·’ō·wṯ | Article; Verb - Nifal - Participle - feminine plural | H4672 attain to, find |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.