Judges
Judges 8:5
5So Gideon said to the men of Succoth, “Please give my troops some bread, for they are exhausted, and I am still pursuing Zebah and Zalmunna, the kings of Midian.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to the men | לְאַנְשֵׁ֣י | lə·’an·šê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of Succoth | סֻכּ֔וֹת | suk·kō·wṯ | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5523 Succoth |
| Please | נָא֙ | nā | Interjection | H4994 I (we) pray, now |
| give | תְּנוּ־ | tə·nū- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| my troops | לָעָ֖ם | lā·‘ām | Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| some | כִּכְּר֣וֹת | kik·kə·rō·wṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H3603 a round |
| bread | לֶ֔חֶם | le·ḥem | Noun - masculine singular | H3899 bread, food |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they | הֵ֔ם | hêm | Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| are exhausted | עֲיֵפִ֣ים | ‘ă·yê·p̄îm | Adjective - masculine plural | H5889 faint, weary |
| and I | וְאָנֹכִ֗י | wə·’ā·nō·ḵî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular | H595 I |
| am still pursuing | רֹדֵ֛ף | rō·ḏêp̄ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H7291 pursue, chase, persecute |
| Zebah | זֶ֥בַח | ze·ḇaḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2078 Zebach |
| and Zalmunna | וְצַלְמֻנָּ֖ע | wə·ṣal·mun·nā‘ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6759 Tsalmunna |
| the kings | מַלְכֵ֥י | mal·ḵê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H4428 king |
| of Midian | מִדְיָֽן׃ | miḏ·yān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4080 Midjan |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.