Judges
Judges 8:2
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?
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| 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 |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.