Judges

Judges 8:16

¹⁶Then he took the elders of the city, and using the thorns and briers of the wilderness, he disciplined the men of Succoth.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he took	וַיִּקַּח֙	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
the elders	זִקְנֵ֣י	ziq·nê	Adjective - masculine plural construct	H2205 old
of the city	הָעִ֔יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the thorns	קוֹצֵ֥י	qō·w·ṣê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H6975 thornbush, thorn
and briers	הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים	hab·bar·qo·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1303 thorn
of the wilderness	הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר	ham·miḏ·bār	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth
he disciplined	וַיֹּ֣דַע	way·yō·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֥י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Succoth	סֻכּֽוֹת׃	suk·kō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5523 Succoth

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.