Judges

Judges 8:2–3

²But Gideon answered them, “Now what have I accomplished compared to you? Are not the gleanings of Ephraim better than the grape harvest of Abiezer? ³God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their anger^a against him subsided.

Footnotes

a 8:3 Or their spirit

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Judges 8:2

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
them	אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
Now	עַתָּ֖ה	‘at·tāh	Adverb	H6258 now
what	מֶה־	meh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
have I accomplished	עָשִׂ֥יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
compared to you	כָּכֶ֑ם	kā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
Are not	הֲל֗וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
the gleanings	עֹלְל֥וֹת	‘ō·lə·lō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5955 gleanings, gleaning-time
of Ephraim	אֶפְרַ֖יִם	’ep̄·ra·yim	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H669 Ephraim
better	ט֛וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than the grape harvest	מִבְצִ֥יר	miḇ·ṣîr	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1210 vintage
of Abiezer	אֲבִיעֶֽזֶר׃	’ă·ḇî·‘e·zer	Noun - proper - mb	H44 Abiezer

Judges 8:3

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
God	אֱלֹהִ֜ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has delivered	נָתַ֨ן	nā·ṯan	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
Oreb	עֹרֵ֣ב	‘ō·rêḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6159 raven
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
Zeeb	זְאֵ֔ב	zə·’êḇ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2062 Zeeb
the two princes	שָׂרֵ֤י	śā·rê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince
of Midian	מִדְיָן֙	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
into your hand	בְּיֶדְכֶם֩	bə·yeḏ·ḵem	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural	H3027 hand
What	וּמַה־	ū·mah-	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
was I able	יָּכֹ֖לְתִּי	yā·ḵō·lə·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
to do	עֲשׂ֣וֹת	‘ă·śō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
compared to you	כָּכֶ֑ם	kā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
When he had said	בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ	bə·ḏab·bə·rōw	Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
this	הַזֶּֽה׃	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
their anger	רוּחָם֙	rū·ḥām	Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7307 breath, wind, spirit
against him	מֵֽעָלָ֔יו	mê·‘ā·lāw	Preposition-m; third person masculine singular	H5921 height
subsided	רָפְתָ֤ה	rā·p̄ə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7503 sink, relax

Cross-references

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Judges 8:2 James 1:19–20

Judges 8:3 Proverbs 15:1 · Judges 7:24–25

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.