Judges
Judges 8:20
20So he said to Jether, his firstborn, “Get up and kill them.” But the young man did not draw his sword; he was fearful because he was still a youth.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he said | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to Jether | לְיֶ֣תֶר | lə·ye·ṯer | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3500 Jether |
| his firstborn | בְּכוֹר֔וֹ | bə·ḵō·w·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1060 first-born |
| Get up | ק֖וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and kill them | הֲרֹ֣ג | hă·rōḡ | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| But the young man | הַנַּ֤עַר | han·na·‘ar | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
| did not | וְלֹא־ | wə·lō- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| draw | שָׁלַ֨ף | šā·lap̄ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8025 draw out, off |
| his sword | חַרְבּוֹ֙ | ḥar·bōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2719 sword |
| he was fearful | יָרֵ֔א | yā·rê | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3372 fear |
| because | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| he was still | עוֹדֶ֖נּוּ | ‘ō·w·ḏen·nū | Adverb; third person masculine singular | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| a youth | נָֽעַר׃ | nā·‘ar | Noun - masculine singular | H5288 a shaking, scattering |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.