Judges

Judges 6:27

²⁷So Gideon took ten of his servants and did as the LORD had told him. But because he was too afraid of his father’s household and the men of the city, he did it by night rather than in the daytime.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Gideon	גִּדְע֜וֹן	giḏ·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1439 Gidon
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
ten	עֲשָׂרָ֤ה	‘ă·śā·rāh	Number - masculine singular	H6235 ten
of his servants	מֵֽעֲבָדָ֔יו	mê·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
and did	וַיַּ֕עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had told him	דִּבֶּ֥ר	dib·ber	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
But because	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he was too afraid	יָרֵא֩	yā·rê	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3372 fear
of his father’s	אָבִ֜יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
household	בֵּ֨ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֥י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of the city	הָעִ֛יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
he did	וַיַּ֥עַשׂ	way·ya·‘aś	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
by night	לָֽיְלָה׃	lā·yə·lāh	Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity
in the daytime	יוֹמָ֖ם	yō·w·mām	Adverb	H3119 daytime, by day

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1 Thessalonians 2:4 · John 2:5 · Deuteronomy 4:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.