Judges
Judges 8:7
7“Very well,” Gideon replied, “when the LORD has delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into my hand, I will tear your flesh with the thorns and briers of the wilderness!”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Very well | לָכֵ֗ן | lā·ḵên | Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| Gideon | גִּדְע֔וֹן | giḏ·‘ō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1439 Gidon |
| replied | וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| when the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| has delivered | בְּתֵ֧ת | bə·ṯêṯ | Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5414 give, put, set |
| Zebah | זֶ֥בַח | ze·ḇaḥ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2078 Zebach |
| and | וְאֶת־ | wə·’eṯ- | Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker | H853 mark of the accusative |
| Zalmunna | צַלְמֻנָּ֖ע | ṣal·mun·nā‘ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6759 Tsalmunna |
| into my hand | בְּיָדִ֑י | bə·yā·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H3027 hand |
| I will tear | וְדַשְׁתִּי֙ | wə·ḏaš·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H1758 tread, thresh |
| your flesh | בְּשַׂרְכֶ֔ם | bə·śar·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H1320 flesh |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the thorns | קוֹצֵ֥י | qō·w·ṣê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6975 thornbush, thorn |
| and briers | הַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים׃ | hab·bar·qo·nîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1303 thorn |
| of the wilderness | הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר | ham·miḏ·bār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4057 mouth |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.