Judges
Judges 8:15
15And Gideon went to the men of Succoth and said, “Here are Zebah and Zalmunna, about whom you taunted me, saying, ‘Are the hands of Zebah and Zalmunna already in your possession, that we should give bread to your weary men?’”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וַיָּבֹא֙ | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the men | אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of Succoth | סֻכּ֔וֹת | suk·kō·wṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5523 Succoth |
| and said | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Here | הִנֵּ֖ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| are Zebah | זֶ֣בַח | ze·ḇaḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2078 Zebach |
| and Zalmunna | וְצַלְמֻנָּ֑ע | wə·ṣal·mun·nā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6759 Tsalmunna |
| about whom | אֲשֶׁר֩ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you taunted | חֵרַפְתֶּ֨ם | ḥê·rap̄·tem | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H2778 reproach |
| me | אוֹתִ֜י | ’ō·w·ṯî | Direct object marker; first person common singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| saying | לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| the hands | הֲ֠כַף | hă·ḵap̄ | Article; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3709 hollow, or flat of the hand, palm, sole of foot, pan |
| of Zebah | זֶ֣בַח | ze·ḇaḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2078 Zebach |
| and Zalmunna | וְצַלְמֻנָּ֤ע | wə·ṣal·mun·nā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6759 Tsalmunna |
| already | עַתָּה֙ | ‘at·tāh | Adverb | H6258 now |
| in your possession | בְּיָדֶ֔ךָ | bə·yā·ḏe·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| that | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we should give | נִתֵּ֛ן | nit·tên | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| bread | לָֽחֶם׃ | lā·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| to your weary | הַיְּעֵפִ֖ים | hay·yə·‘ê·p̄îm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H3287 weary, faint |
| men | לַאֲנָשֶׁ֥יךָ | la·’ă·nā·še·ḵā | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular | H582 man, mankind |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.