Judges
Judges 9:16
16Now if you have acted faithfully and honestly in making Abimelech king, if you have done well by Jerubbaal and his family, and if you have done to him as he deserves—
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Now | וְעַתָּ֗ה | wə·‘at·tāh | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H6258 now |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you have acted | עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם | ‘ă·śî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| faithfully | בֶּאֱמֶ֤ת | be·’ĕ·meṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H571 firmness, faithfulness, truth |
| and honestly | וּבְתָמִים֙ | ū·ḇə·ṯā·mîm | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Adjective - masculine singular | H8549 complete, sound |
| in making Abimelech | אֲבִימֶ֑לֶךְ | ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H40 Abimelek |
| king | וַתַּמְלִ֖יכוּ | wat·tam·lî·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine plural | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you have done well | עֲשִׂיתֶם֙ | ‘ă·śî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| by | עִם־ | ‘im- | Preposition | H5973 with |
| Jerubbaal | יְרֻבַּ֣עַל | yə·rub·ba·‘al | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3378 Jerubbaal |
| and his family | בֵּית֔וֹ | bê·ṯōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1004 house |
| and if | וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| you have done | עֲשִׂ֥יתֶם | ‘ă·śî·ṯem | Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural | H6213 do, make |
| to him | לֽוֹ׃ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| as he | יָדָ֖יו | yā·ḏāw | Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular | H3027 hand |
| deserves | כִּגְמ֥וּל | kiḡ·mūl | Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct | H1576 dealing, recompence, benefit |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.