Judges

Judges 7:4

⁴Then the LORD said to Gideon, “There are still too many men. Take them down to the water, and I will sift them for you there. If I say to you, ‘This one shall go with you,’ he shall go. But if I say, ‘This one shall not go with you,’ he shall not go.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָ֜ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Gideon	גִּדְע֗וֹן	giḏ·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1439 Gidon
There are still	עוֹד֮	‘ō·wḏ	Adverb	H5750 a going round, continuance
too many	רָב֒	rāḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H7227 much, many, great
men	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Take them down	הוֹרֵ֤ד	hō·w·rêḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the water	הַמַּ֔יִם	ham·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
and I will sift them	וְאֶצְרְפֶ֥נּוּ	wə·’eṣ·rə·p̄en·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
for you	לְךָ֖	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
there	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
If	אֲשֶׁר֩	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I say	אֹמַ֨ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to you	אֵלֶ֜יךָ	’ê·le·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H413 motion to
This	זֶ֣ה׀	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
shall go	יֵלֵ֣ךְ	yê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with you	אִתָּ֗ךְ	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
he shall go	יֵלֵ֣ךְ	yê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
But	וְכֹ֨ל	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
if	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I say	אֹמַ֜ר	’ō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
This	זֶ֚ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
shall not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	יֵלֵ֣ךְ	yê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
with you	עִמָּ֔ךְ	‘im·māḵ	Preposition; second person feminine singular	H5973 with
he	ה֖וּא	hū	Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
shall not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go	יֵלֵֽךְ׃	yê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk

Cross-references

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Psalm 33:16 · 1 Samuel 16:7 · Malachi 3:2–3 · 1 Samuel 14:6 · Job 23:10 · Psalm 7:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.