Judges

Judges 8:23

²³But Gideon replied, “I will not rule over you, nor will my son. The LORD shall rule over you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But Gideon	גִּדְע֔וֹן	giḏ·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1439 Gidon
replied	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
will not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
rule	אֶמְשֹׁ֤ל	’em·šōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over you	בָּכֶ֔ם	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
nor	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
will	יִמְשֹׁ֥ל	yim·šōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
my son	בְּנִ֖י	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
The LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
shall rule	יִמְשֹׁ֥ל	yim·šōl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4910 rule, have dominion, reign
over you	בָּכֶֽם׃	bā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

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