Judges

Judges 7:24

²⁴Gideon sent messengers throughout the hill country of Ephraim to say, “Come down against the Midianites and seize the waters of the Jordan ahead of them as far as Beth-barah.” So all the men of Ephraim were called out, and they captured the waters of the Jordan as far as Beth-barah.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Gideon	גִּדְעוֹן֩	giḏ·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1439 Gidon
sent	שָׁלַ֣ח	šā·laḥ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	וּמַלְאָכִ֡ים	ū·mal·’ā·ḵîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
throughout	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the hill country	הַ֨ר	har	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֜יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
to say	לֵאמֹ֗ר	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say
Come down	רְד֞וּ	rə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3381 come or go down, descend
against	לִקְרַ֤את	liq·raṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7122 encounter, befall
the Midianites	מִדְיָן֙	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
and seize	וְלִכְד֤וּ	wə·liḵ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the waters	הַמַּ֔יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּ֑ן	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
ahead of them	לָהֶם֙	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
as far as	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Beth-barah	בָּרָ֖ה	bā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1012 Beth-Barah
So all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the men	אִ֤ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֙יִם֙	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
were called out	וַיִּצָּעֵ֞ק	way·yiṣ·ṣā·‘êq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6817 cry, cry out, call
and they captured	וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ	way·yil·kə·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot)
the waters	הַמַּ֔יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
of the Jordan	הַיַּרְדֵּֽן׃	hay·yar·dên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3383 Jordan
as far as	עַ֛ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
Beth-barah	בָּרָ֖ה	bā·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1012 Beth-Barah

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.