Judges

Judges 9:36

36When Gaal saw the people, he said to Zebul, “Look, people are coming down from the mountains!”

But Zebul replied, “The shadows of the mountains look like men to you.”

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When Gaalגַּעַל֮ga·‘alNoun - proper - masculine singularH1603 Gaal
sawוַיַּרְא־way·yar-Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
the peopleהָעָם֒hā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
Zebulזְבֻ֔לzə·ḇulNoun - proper - masculine singularH2083 Zebul
Lookהִנֵּה־hin·nêh-InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
peopleעָ֣ם‘āmNoun - masculine singularH5971 people
are coming downיוֹרֵ֔דyō·w·rêḏVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH3381 come or go down, descend
from the mountainsמֵרָאשֵׁ֖יmê·rā·šêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH7218 head
But Zebulזְבֻ֔לzə·ḇulNoun - proper - masculine singularH2083 Zebul
repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
The shadowsצֵ֧לṣêlNoun - masculine singular constructH6738 shadow
of the mountainsהֶהָרִ֛יםhe·hā·rîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
lookרֹאֶ֖הrō·’ehVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH7200 see
like menכָּאֲנָשִֽׁים׃סkā·’ă·nā·šîmPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine pluralH582 man, mankind
to youאַתָּ֥ה’at·tāhPronoun - second person masculine singularH859 thou

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