Judges
Judges 8:14
14There he captured a young man of Succoth and interrogated him. The young man wrote down for him the names of the seventy-seven leaders and elders of Succoth.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There he captured | וַיִּלְכָּד־ | way·yil·kāḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3920 capture, seize, take (by lot) |
| a young man | נַ֛עַר | na·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| of Succoth | סֻכּ֖וֹת | suk·kō·wṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5523 Succoth |
| and interrogated him | וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּ | way·yiš·’ā·lê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7592 ask, inquire |
| The young man wrote down | וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב | way·yiḵ·tōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3789 write |
| for him | אֵלָ֜יו | ’ê·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| the names of the seventy-seven | שִׁבְעִ֥ים | šiḇ·‘îm | Number - common plural | H7657 seventy |
| leaders | שָׂרֵ֤י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| elders | זְקֵנֶ֔יהָ | zə·qê·ne·hā | Adjective - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H2205 old |
| of Succoth | סֻכּוֹת֙ | suk·kō·wṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5523 Succoth |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.