Judges
Judges 8:21
21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Get up and kill us yourself, for as the man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon got up and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and he took the crescent ornaments from the necks of their camels.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Zebah | זֶ֣בַח | ze·ḇaḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2078 Zebach |
| and Zalmunna | וְצַלְמֻנָּ֗ע | wə·ṣal·mun·nā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6759 Tsalmunna |
| said | וַיֹּ֜אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Get up | ק֤וּם | qūm | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and kill | וּפְגַע־ | ū·p̄ə·ḡa‘- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H6293 meet, encounter, reach |
| us | בָּ֔נוּ | bā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| yourself | אַתָּה֙ | ’at·tāh | Pronoun - second person masculine singular | H859 thou |
| for | כִּ֥י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| as the man is | כָאִ֖ישׁ | ḵā·’îš | Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| so is his strength | גְּבוּרָת֑וֹ | gə·ḇū·rā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1369 strength, might |
| So Gideon | גִּדְע֗וֹן | giḏ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| got up | וַיָּ֣קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| and killed | וַֽיַּהֲרֹג֙ | way·ya·hă·rōḡ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2026 kill, slay |
| Zebah | זֶ֣בַח | ze·ḇaḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2078 Zebach |
| and Zalmunna | צַלְמֻנָּ֔ע | ṣal·mun·nā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6759 Tsalmunna |
| and he took | וַיִּקַּח֙ | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| the crescent ornaments | הַשַּׂ֣הֲרֹנִ֔ים | haś·śa·hă·rō·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H7720 moon, or crescent |
| from the necks | בְּצַוְּארֵ֥י | bə·ṣaw·wə·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H6677 neck, back of neck |
| of their camels | גְמַלֵּיהֶֽם׃ | ḡə·mal·lê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1581 camel |
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Psalm 83:11 · Judges 8:26 · Isaiah 3:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.