Judges
Judges 3:7–8
7So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs. 8Then the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hand of Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram-naharaim,a and the Israelites served him eight years.
Footnotes
- a 3:8 That is, Mesopotamia; Aram-naharaim means Aram of the two rivers, likely the region between the Euphrates and Balih Rivers in northwestern Mesopotamia.
Word by word
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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 |
Judges 3:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then the anger | אַ֤ף | ’ap̄ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H639 nostril, nose, face, anger |
| of the LORD | יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| burned | וַיִּֽחַר־ | way·yi·ḥar- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2734 burn, be kindled |
| against Israel | בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | bə·yiś·rā·’êl | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| and He sold them | וַֽיִּמְכְּרֵ֗ם | way·yim·kə·rêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H4376 sell |
| into the hand | בְּיַד֙ | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of Cushan-rishathaim | רִשְׁעָתַ֔יִם | riš·‘ā·ṯa·yim | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3573 Cushan-Rishathajim |
| king | מֶ֖לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Aram-naharaim | נַהֲרָ֑יִם | na·hă·rā·yim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H763 Aram |
| and the Israelites | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| served | וַיַּעַבְד֧וּ | way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5647 work, serve |
| eight | שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה | šə·mō·neh | Number - feminine singular | H8083 eight |
| years | שָׁנִֽים׃ | šā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8141 year |
Cross-references
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Judges 3:7 Exodus 34:13 · 2 Kings 23:6 · Deuteronomy 4:9
Judges 3:8 Judges 2:14 · Psalm 85:3 · Judges 4:9 · Habakkuk 3:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.