Judges
Judges 3:25
25So they waited until they became worried and saw that he had still not opened the doors of the upper room. Then they took the key and opened the doors— and there was their lord lying dead on the floor.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they waited | וַיָּחִ֣ילוּ | way·yā·ḥî·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2342 whirl, dance, writhe |
| until | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| they became worried | בּ֔וֹשׁ | bō·wōš | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H954 be ashamed |
| and saw | וְהְנֵּ֛ה | wə·hən·nēh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| that he had still not | אֵינֶ֥נּוּ | ’ê·nen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H369 nothing, nought |
| opened | פֹתֵ֖חַ | p̄ō·ṯê·aḥ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H6605 open |
| the doors | דַּלְת֣וֹת | dal·ṯō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H1817 door |
| of the upper room | הָֽעֲלִיָּ֑ה | hå̄·ʿă·lī·yå̄h | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5944 roof-chamber |
| Then they took | וַיִּקְח֤וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| the key | הַמַּפְתֵּ֙חַ֙ | ham·map̄·tê·aḥ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4668 key |
| and opened | וַיִּפְתָּ֔חוּ | way·yip̄·tā·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6605 open |
| and there | וְהִנֵּה֙ | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| was their lord | אֲדֹ֣נֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ă·ḏō·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H113 lord |
| lying | נֹפֵ֥ל | nō·p̄êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| dead | מֵֽת׃ | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H4191 die |
| on the floor | אַ֖רְצָה | ’ar·ṣāh | Noun - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.