Judges
Judges 7:13
13And as Gideon arrived, a man was telling his friend about a dream. “Behold, I had a dream,” he said, “and I saw a loaf of barley bread come tumbling into the Midianite camp. It struck the tent so hard that the tent overturned and collapsed.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And as Gideon | גִדְע֔וֹן | ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| arrived | וַיָּבֹ֣א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| a man | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| was telling | מְסַפֵּ֥ר | mə·sap·pêr | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular | H5608 count |
| his friend | לְרֵעֵ֖הוּ | lə·rê·‘ê·hū | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7453 shouting, roar |
| about a dream | חֲל֑וֹם | ḥă·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| Behold | הִנֵּ֧ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| I had a dream | חֲל֣וֹם | ḥă·lō·wm | Noun - masculine singular | H2472 dream |
| he said | וַיֹּ֜אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| and I saw | וְהִנֵּ֨ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| a loaf | צְלוֹל | ṣə·lōl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6742 cake, round loaf |
| of barley | שְׂעֹרִים֙ | śə·‘ō·rîm | Noun - feminine plural | H8184 barley |
| bread | לֶ֤חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3899 bread, food |
| come | וַיָּבֹ֣א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| tumbling | מִתְהַפֵּךְ֙ | miṯ·hap·pêḵ | Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| into the Midianite | מִדְיָ֔ן | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
| camp | בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה | bə·ma·ḥă·nêh | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H4264 encampment, camp |
| It struck | וַיַּכֵּ֧הוּ | way·yak·kê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the tent | הָ֠אֹהֶל | hā·’ō·hel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
| so hard that | וַיִּפֹּ֛ל | way·yip·pōl | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| the tent | הָאֹֽהֶל׃ | hā·’ō·hel | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H168 tent |
| overturned | וַיַּהַפְכֵ֥הוּ | way·ya·hap̄·ḵê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H2015 turn, overturn |
| and collapsed | וְנָפַ֥ל | wə·nā·p̄al | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.