Judges
Judges 8:33–34
33And as soon as Gideon was dead, the Israelites turned and prostituted themselves with the Baals, and they set up Baal-berith as their god.
34The Israelites failed to remember the LORD their God who had delivered them from the hands of all their enemies on every side.
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Judges 8:33
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And | וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| as soon as | כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Gideon | גִּדְע֔וֹן | giḏ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| was dead | מֵ֣ת | mêṯ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4191 die |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| turned | וַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙ | way·yā·šū·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| and prostituted themselves | וַיִּזְנ֖וּ | way·yiz·nū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H2181 commit fornication, be a harlot |
| with | אַחֲרֵ֣י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| the Baals | הַבְּעָלִ֑ים | hab·bə·‘ā·lîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1168 owner, lord |
| and they set up | וַיָּשִׂ֧ימוּ | way·yā·śî·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7760 put, place, set |
| Baal-berith | בְּרִ֖ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1170 Baal-Berith |
| as their god | לֵאלֹהִֽים׃ | lê·lō·hîm | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
Judges 8:34
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Israelites | בְּנֵ֣י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| failed | וְלֹ֤א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| to remember | זָֽכְרוּ֙ | zā·ḵə·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2142 remember |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| their God | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| who had delivered | הַמַּצִּ֥יל | ham·maṣ·ṣîl | Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5337 strip, plunder |
| them | אוֹתָ֛ם | ’ō·w·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| from the hands | מִיַּ֥ד | mî·yaḏ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| their enemies | אֹיְבֵיהֶ֖ם | ’ō·yə·ḇê·hem | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H341 be hostile to |
| on every side | מִסָּבִֽיב׃ | mis·sā·ḇîḇ | Preposition-m; Adverb | H5439 circuit, round about |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 8:33 Judges 9:4 · Judges 2:19 · Judges 9:46 · Judges 2:17 · Judges 8:27 · Exodus 34:15–16 · Jeremiah 3:9 · 2 Chronicles 24:17–18
Judges 8:34 Psalm 78:42 · Psalm 106:21 · Psalm 78:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.