Judges
Judges 3:5–6
5Thus the Israelites continued to live among the Canaanites, Hittites, Amorites, Perizzites, Hivites, and Jebusites. 6And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
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Judges 3:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus the Israelites | וּבְנֵ֣י | ū·ḇə·nê | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| continued to live | יָשְׁב֖וּ | yā·šə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| among | בְּקֶ֣רֶב | bə·qe·reḇ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H7130 inward part, midst |
| the Canaanites | הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑י | hak·kə·na·‘ă·nî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3669 trader, merchant |
| Hittites | הַחִתִּ֤י | ha·ḥit·tî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2850 Hittite(s) |
| Amorites | וְהָֽאֱמֹרִי֙ | wə·hā·’ĕ·mō·rî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H567 Amorites |
| Perizzites | וְהַפְּרִזִּ֔י | wə·hap·pə·riz·zî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6522 Perizzite |
| Hivites | וְהַחִוִּ֖י | wə·ha·ḥiw·wî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2340 Chivvite |
| and Jebusites | וְהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ | wə·hay·ḇū·sî | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2983 Jebusite, Jebusites |
Judges 3:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And they took | וַיִּקְח֨וּ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| the daughters | בְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֤ם | bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
| in marriage | לְנָשִׁ֔ים | lə·nā·šîm | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| gave | נָתְנ֣וּ | nā·ṯə·nū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| their own daughters | בְּנוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם | bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
| to their sons | לִבְנֵיהֶ֑ם | liḇ·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and served | וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| their gods | אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃פ | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
Cross-references
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Judges 3:5 Psalm 106:34–38 · Exodus 3:8 · Genesis 10:15–18 · Exodus 3:17
Judges 3:6 Exodus 34:16 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · 1 Kings 11:1–5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.