Judges
Judges 3:26
26Ehud, however, had escaped while the servants waited. He passed by the idols and escaped to Seirah.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ehud | וְאֵה֥וּד | wə·’ê·hūḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H164 Ehud |
| however | וְאֵה֥וּד | wə·’ê·hūḏ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H164 Ehud |
| had escaped | נִמְלַ֖ט | nim·laṭ | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| while | עַ֣ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| the servants waited | הִֽתְמַהְמְהָ֑ם | hiṯ·mah·mə·hām | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural | H4102 linger, tarry |
| He | וְהוּא֙ | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| passed by | עָבַ֣ר | ‘ā·ḇar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| the idols | הַפְּסִילִ֔ים | hap·pə·sî·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H6456 id. |
| and escaped | וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט | way·yim·mā·lêṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H4422 slip away |
| to Seirah | הַשְּׂעִירָֽתָה׃ | haś·śə·‘î·rā·ṯāh | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular | H8167 Seirah |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.