Judges
Judges 9:43
43So he took his men, divided them into three companies, and lay in wait in the fields. When he saw the people coming out of the city, he rose up against them and attacked them.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So he took | וַיִּקַּ֣ח | way·yiq·qaḥ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3947 take |
| his men | הָעָ֗ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| divided them | וַֽיֶּחֱצֵם֙ | way·ye·ḥĕ·ṣêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H2673 divide |
| into three | לִשְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה | liš·lō·šāh | Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular | H7969 a three, triad |
| companies | רָאשִׁ֔ים | rā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7218 head |
| and lay in wait | וַיֶּאֱרֹ֖ב | way·ye·’ĕ·rōḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H693 lie in wait |
| in the fields | בַּשָּׂדֶ֑ה | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| When he saw | וַיַּ֗רְא | way·yar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7200 see |
| the people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| coming out | יֹצֵ֣א | yō·ṣê | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| of | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| he rose up | וַיָּ֥קָם | way·yā·qām | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| against them | עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם | ‘ă·lê·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | H5921 height |
| and attacked them | וַיַּכֵּֽם׃ | way·yak·kêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5221 smite |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.