Judges

Judges 8:8–9

⁸From there he went up to Penuel^b and asked the same from them, but the men of Penuel gave the same response as the men of Succoth. ⁹So Gideon told the men of Penuel, “When I return in triumph, I will tear down this tower!”

Footnotes

b 8:8 Penuel is a variant of Peniel; also in verses 9 and 17; see Genesis 32:30|GEN 32:30.

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Judges 8:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
From there	מִשָּׁם֙	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
he went up	וַיַּ֤עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to Penuel	פְּנוּאֵ֔ל	pə·nū·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6439 Penuel, Peniel
and asked	וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר	way·ḏab·bêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1696 speak
the same	כָּזֹ֑את	kā·zōṯ	Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
from them	אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	’ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H413 motion to
but the men	אַנְשֵׁ֣י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Penuel	פְנוּאֵ֔ל	p̄ə·nū·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6439 Penuel, Peniel
gave the same response	וַיַּעֲנ֤וּ	way·ya·‘ă·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6030 answer, respond
as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the men	אַנְשֵׁ֥י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Succoth	סֻכּֽוֹת׃	suk·kō·wṯ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H5523 Succoth

Judges 8:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
told	וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
the men	לְאַנְשֵׁ֥י	lə·’an·šê	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Penuel	פְנוּאֵ֖ל	p̄ə·nū·’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6439 Penuel, Peniel
When I return	בְּשׁוּבִ֣י	bə·šū·ḇî	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
in triumph	בְשָׁל֔וֹם	ḇə·šā·lō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H7965 completeness, soundness, welfare, peace
I will tear down	אֶתֹּ֖ץ	’et·tōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H5422 pull down, break down
this	הַזֶּֽה׃פ	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
tower	הַמִּגְדָּ֥ל	ham·miḡ·dāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4026 tower

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Judges 8:8 Genesis 32:30–31 · 1 Kings 12:25

Judges 8:9 1 Kings 22:27–28 · Judges 8:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.