Judges

Judges 9:21

²¹Then Jotham ran away, escaping to Beer, and he lived there for fear of his brother Abimelech.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Jotham	יוֹתָ֔ם	yō·w·ṯām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3147 Jotham
ran away	וַיָּ֣נָס	way·yā·nās	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
escaping	וַיִּבְרַ֖ח	way·yiḇ·raḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1272 go through, flee
to Beer	בְּאֵ֑רָה	bə·’ê·rāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H876 well, pit
and he lived	וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
for fear	מִפְּנֵ֖י	mip·pə·nê	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of his brother	אָחִֽיו׃פ	’ā·ḥîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֥לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek

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