Judges
Judges 5:31
31So may all Your enemies perish,
O LORD!
But may those who love You
shine like the sun at its brightest.”
And the land had rest for forty years.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | כֵּ֠ן | kên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| may all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Your enemies | אוֹיְבֶ֙יךָ֙ | ’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H341 be hostile to |
| perish | יֹאבְד֤וּ | yō·ḇə·ḏū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6 perish |
| O LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| But may those who love You | וְאֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו | wə·’ō·hă·ḇāw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H157 love |
| shine like | כְּצֵ֥את | kə·ṣêṯ | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3318 go or come out |
| the sun | הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁ | haš·še·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| at its brightest | בִּגְבֻרָת֑וֹ | biḡ·ḇu·rā·ṯōw | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1369 strength, might |
| And the land | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| had rest | וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט | wat·tiš·qōṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H8252 be quiet, undisturbed |
| for forty | אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | ’ar·bā·‘îm | Number - common plural | H705 forty |
| years | שָׁנָֽה׃פ | šā·nāh | Noun - feminine singular | H8141 year |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 37:6 · 2 Samuel 23:4 · Psalm 19:4–5 · Psalm 91:14 · 1 Corinthians 8:3 · James 1:12 · 1 Peter 1:8 · Psalm 83:9–18 · James 2:5 · Daniel 12:3 · Psalm 89:36 · Romans 8:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.