Judges
Judges 8:3
3God has delivered Oreb and Zeeb, the two princes of Midian, into your hand. What was I able to do compared to you?” When he had said this, their angera against him subsided.
Footnotes
- a 8:3 Or their spirit
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| God | אֱלֹהִ֜ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has delivered | נָתַ֨ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| Oreb | עֹרֵ֣ב | ‘ō·rêḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6159 raven |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Zeeb | זְאֵ֔ב | zə·’êḇ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2062 Zeeb |
| the two princes | שָׂרֵ֤י | śā·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| of Midian | מִדְיָן֙ | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
| into your hand | בְּיֶדְכֶם֩ | bə·yeḏ·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3027 hand |
| What | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| was I able | יָּכֹ֖לְתִּי | yā·ḵō·lə·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure |
| to do | עֲשׂ֣וֹת | ‘ă·śō·wṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| compared to you | כָּכֶ֑ם | kā·ḵem | Preposition; second person masculine plural | |
| When he had said | בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ | bə·ḏab·bə·rōw | Preposition-b; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| this | הַזֶּֽה׃ | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| their anger | רוּחָם֙ | rū·ḥām | Noun - common singular construct; third person masculine plural | H7307 breath, wind, spirit |
| against him | מֵֽעָלָ֔יו | mê·‘ā·lāw | Preposition-m; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
| subsided | רָפְתָ֤ה | rā·p̄ə·ṯāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H7503 sink, relax |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 15:1 · Judges 7:24–25
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.