Judges

Judges 3:3–4

³the five rulers of the Philistines, all the Canaanites, the Sidonians, and the Hivites who lived in the mountains of Lebanon from Mount Baal-hermon to Lebo-hamath.

⁴These nations were left to test the Israelites, to find out whether they would keep the commandments of the LORD, which He had given their fathers through Moses.

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Judges 3:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the five	חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת׀	ḥă·mê·šeṯ	Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
rulers	סַרְנֵ֣י	sar·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H5633 tyrant, lord
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the Canaanites	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִי֙	hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3669 trader, merchant
the Sidonians	וְהַצִּ֣ידֹנִ֔י	wə·haṣ·ṣî·ḏō·nî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6722 Tsidonian
and the Hivites	וְהַ֣חִוִּ֔י	wə·ha·ḥiw·wî	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2340 Chivvite
who lived	יֹשֵׁ֖ב	yō·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the mountains	הַ֣ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Lebanon	הַלְּבָנ֑וֹן	hal·lə·ḇā·nō·wn	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3844 Lebanon
from Mount	מֵהַר֙	mê·har	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Baal-hermon	חֶרְמ֔וֹן	ḥer·mō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1179 Baal-Chermon
to	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Lebo-hamath	חֲמָֽת׃	ḥă·māṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H2574 Chamath

Judges 3:4

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
were	וַֽיִּהְי֕וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
to test	לְנַסּ֥וֹת	lə·nas·sō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H5254 test, try
the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
to find out	לָדַ֗עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
whether they would keep	הֲיִשְׁמְעוּ֙	hă·yiš·mə·‘ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H8085 hear
the commandments	מִצְוֺ֣ת	miṣ·wōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
He had given	צִוָּ֥ה	ṣiw·wāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
their fathers	אֲבוֹתָ֖ם	’ă·ḇō·w·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
through	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
Moses	מֹשֶֽׁה׃	mō·šeh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4872 Moses

Cross-references

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Judges 3:3 Joshua 13:3 · Joshua 13:5

Judges 3:4 Judges 2:22 · Judges 3:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.