Judges

Judges 8:28

²⁸In this way Midian was subdued before the Israelites and did not raise its head again. So the land had rest for forty years in the days of Gideon,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
In this way Midian	מִדְיָ֗ן	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan
was subdued	וַיִּכָּנַ֣ע	way·yik·kā·na‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3665 be humble
before	לִפְנֵי֙	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Israelites	בְּנֵ֣י	bə·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
and did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
raise	לָשֵׂ֣את	lā·śêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
its head	רֹאשָׁ֑ם	rō·šām	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural	H7218 head
again	יָסְפ֖וּ	yā·sə·p̄ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3254 add
So the land	הָאָ֛רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
had rest	וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט	wat·tiš·qōṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8252 be quiet, undisturbed
for forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָ֖ה	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
in the days	בִּימֵ֥י	bî·mê	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of Gideon	גִדְעֽוֹן׃פ	ḡiḏ·‘ō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1439 Gidon

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.