Judges
Judges 3:11–12
11So the land had rest for forty years, until Othniel son of Kenaz died.
12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.
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Judges 3:11
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| had rest | וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט | wat·tiš·qōṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8252 be quiet, undisturbed |
| for forty | אַרְבָּעִ֣ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| years | שָׁנָ֑ה | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
| until Othniel | עָתְנִיאֵ֥ל | ‘ā·ṯə·nî·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6274 Othniel |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Kenaz | קְנַֽז׃פ | qə·naz | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H7073 Kenaz |
| died | וַיָּ֖מָת | way·yā·māṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Judges 3:12
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Once again | וַיֹּסִ֙פוּ֙ | way·yō·si·p̄ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3254 add |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| did | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַ֖ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| So He | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| Eglon | עֶגְל֤וֹן | ‘eḡ·lō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5700 Eglon |
| king | מֶֽלֶךְ־ | me·leḵ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Moab | מוֹאָב֙ | mō·w·’āḇ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H4124 Moab |
| power | וַיְחַזֵּ֨ק | way·ḥaz·zêq | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| because | עַ֛ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| they had done | עָשׂ֥וּ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַ֖ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
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Judges 3:11 Judges 3:30 · Judges 5:31 · Joshua 11:23 · Judges 8:28 · Esther 9:22
Judges 3:12 1 Samuel 12:9 · John 19:11 · Judges 2:19
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.