Judges

Judges 9:17

¹⁷for my father fought for you and risked his life to deliver you from the hand of Midian,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
for	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
my father	אָבִ֖י	’ā·ḇî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1 father
fought	נִלְחַ֥ם	nil·ḥam	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
for you	עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural	H5921 height
and risked	וַיַּשְׁלֵ֤ךְ	way·yaš·lêḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7993 throw, fling, cast
his life	נַפְשׁוֹ֙	nap̄·šōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to deliver	וַיַּצֵּ֥ל	way·yaṣ·ṣêl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5337 strip, plunder
you	אֶתְכֶ֖ם	’eṯ·ḵem	Direct object marker; second person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
from the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of Midian	מִדְיָֽן׃	miḏ·yān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H4080 Midjan

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.