Judges
Judges 7:3
3Now, therefore, proclaim in the hearing of the men: ‘Whoever is fearful and trembling may turn back and leave Mount Gilead.’”
So twenty-two thousand of them turned back, but ten thousand remained.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | נָ֜א | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| therefore | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| proclaim | קְרָ֨א | qə·rā | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| in the hearing | בְּאָזְנֵ֤י | bə·’ā·zə·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine dual construct | H241 ear |
| of the men | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| Whoever | מִֽי־ | mî- | Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| is fearful | יָרֵ֣א | yā·rê | Adjective - masculine singular | H3373 fear |
| and trembling | וְחָרֵ֔ד | wə·ḥā·rêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular | H2730 trembling |
| may turn back | יָשֹׁ֥ב | yā·šōḇ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| and leave | וְיִצְפֹּ֖ר | wə·yiṣ·pōr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6852 skip about, return |
| Mount | מֵהַ֣ר | mê·har | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct | H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country |
| Gilead | הַגִּלְעָ֑ד | hag·gil·‘āḏ | Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1568 Gilad |
| So twenty-two | עֶשְׂרִ֤ים | ‘eś·rîm | Number - common plural | H6242 (a) twenty |
| thousand | אֶ֔לֶף | ’e·lep̄ | Number - masculine singular | H505 thousand |
| turned back | וַיָּ֣שָׁב | way·yā·šāḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| but ten | וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת | wa·‘ă·śe·reṯ | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular construct | H6235 ten |
| thousand | אֲלָפִ֖ים | ’ă·lā·p̄îm | Number - masculine plural | H505 thousand |
| remained | נִשְׁאָֽרוּ׃ס | niš·’ā·rū | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7604 remain, be left over |
Cross-references
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Deuteronomy 20:8 · Revelation 17:14 · Revelation 21:8 · Matthew 20:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.