Judges
Judges 8:25
25“We will give them gladly,” they replied.
So they spread out a garment, and each man threw an earring from his plunder onto it.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| We will give | נָת֣וֹן | nā·ṯō·wn | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5414 give, put, set |
| they replied | וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| So they spread out | וַֽיִּפְרְשׂוּ֙ | way·yip̄·rə·śū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H6566 spread out, spread |
| a garment | הַשִּׂמְלָ֔ה | haś·śim·lāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H8071 wrapper, mantle |
| and each man | אִ֖ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| threw | וַיַּשְׁלִ֣יכוּ | way·yaš·lî·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| an earring | נֶ֥זֶם | ne·zem | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5141 ring |
| from his plunder | שְׁלָלֽוֹ׃ | šə·lā·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H7998 prey, spoil, plunder, booty |
| onto it | שָׁ֔מָּה | šām·māh | Adverb; third person feminine singular | H8033 there, thither |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.