Judges
Judges 3:6–7
6And they took the daughters of these people in marriage, gave their own daughters to their sons, and served their gods.
7So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.
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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 |
Judges 3:7
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the Israelites | בְנֵי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| did | וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ | way·ya·‘ă·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| evil | הָרַע֙ | 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 | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| they forgot | וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ | way·yiš·kə·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7911 forget |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| their God | אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| and served | וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| the Baals | הַבְּעָלִ֖ים | hab·bə·‘ā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1168 owner, lord |
| and the Asherahs | הָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃ | hā·’ă·šê·rō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H842 Ashera |
Cross-references
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Judges 3:6 Exodus 34:16 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · 1 Kings 11:1–5
Judges 3:7 Exodus 34:13 · 2 Kings 23:6 · Deuteronomy 4:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.