Judges

Judges 7:16

¹⁶And he divided the three hundred men into three companies and gave each man a ram’s horn in one hand and a large jar in the other, containing a torch.^b

Footnotes

b 7:16 Literally and put rams’ horns and empty jars—large jars with torches inside—into the hand of all

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And he divided	וַיַּ֛חַץ	way·ya·ḥaṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2673 divide
the three	שְׁלֹשׁ־	šə·lōš-	Number - feminine singular construct	H7969 a three, triad
hundred	מֵא֥וֹת	mê·’ō·wṯ	Number - feminine plural	H3967 hundred
men	הָאִ֖ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
into three	שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה	šə·lō·šāh	Number - masculine singular	H7969 a three, triad
companies	רָאשִׁ֑ים	rā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H7218 head
and gave	וַיִּתֵּ֨ן	way·yit·tên	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
each man	כֻּלָּם֙	kul·lām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H3605 the whole, all
a ram’s horn	שׁוֹפָר֤וֹת	šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ	Noun - masculine plural	H7782 horn
in one hand	בְּיַד־	bə·yaḏ-	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
and a large	רֵקִ֔ים	rê·qîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7386 empty, vain
jar	וְכַדִּ֣ים	wə·ḵad·dîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H3537 jar
containing	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
a torch	וְלַפִּדִ֖ים	wə·lap·pi·ḏîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H3940 torch

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.