Judges

Judges 3:12–13

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. ¹³After enlisting the Ammonites and Amalekites to join forces with him, Eglon attacked and defeated Israel, taking possession of the City of Palms.^b

Footnotes

b 3:13 That is, Jericho

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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

Judges 3:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
After enlisting the Ammonites	בְּנֵ֥י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and Amalekites	וַעֲמָלֵ֑ק	wa·‘ă·mā·lêq	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6002 Amalek
to join forces	וַיֶּאֱסֹ֣ף	way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H622 gather, remove
with him	אֵלָ֔יו	’ê·lāw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H413 motion to
attacked	וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ	way·yê·leḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
and defeated	וַיַּךְ֙	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
taking possession of	וַיִּֽירְשׁ֖וּ	way·yî·rə·šū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess
the City	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
of Palms	הַתְּמָרִֽים׃	hat·tə·mā·rîm	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8558 palm-tree, date-palm

Cross-references

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Judges 3:12 1 Samuel 12:9 · John 19:11 · Judges 2:19

Judges 3:13 Judges 1:16 · Deuteronomy 34:3

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.