Judges
Judges 7:12
12Now the Midianites, Amalekites, and all the other people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts, and their camels were as countless as the sand on the seashore.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now the Midianites | וּמִדְיָ֨ן | ū·miḏ·yān | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
| Amalekites | וַעֲמָלֵ֤ק | wa·‘ă·mā·lêq | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6002 Amalek |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the other people | בְּנֵי־ | bə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of the east | קֶ֙דֶם֙ | qe·ḏem | Noun - masculine singular | H6924 front, east, aforetime |
| had settled | נֹפְלִ֣ים | nō·p̄ə·lîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| in the valley | בָּעֵ֔מֶק | bā·‘ê·meq | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6010 vale |
| like a swarm of | לָרֹ֑ב | lā·rōḇ | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness |
| locusts | כָּאַרְבֶּ֖ה | kā·’ar·beh | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H697 locust |
| and their camels | וְלִגְמַלֵּיהֶם֙ | wə·liḡ·mal·lê·hem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1581 camel |
| were as countless | אֵ֣ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| as the sand | כַּח֛וֹל | ka·ḥō·wl | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H2344 sand |
| on | שֶׁעַל־ | še·‘al- | Pronoun - relative; Preposition | H5921 height |
| the seashore | שְׂפַ֥ת | śə·p̄aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H8193 lip, speech, edge |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 6:5 · Judges 8:10 · Judges 6:3 · Isaiah 8:9–10 · Joshua 11:4 · Psalm 33:16 · Psalm 3:1 · Psalm 118:10–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.