Judges

Judges 9:48–49

48he and all his men went up to Mount Zalmon. Abimelech took his axe in his hand and cut a branch from the trees, which he lifted to his shoulder, saying to his men, “Hurry and do what you have seen me do.”

49So each man also cut his own branch and followed Abimelech. Then they piled the branches against the inner chamber and set it on fire above them, killing everyone in the tower of Shechem, about a thousand men and women.

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Judges 9:48

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
heאֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
and allוְכָל־wə·ḵālConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his menהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
went upוַיַּ֨עַלway·ya·‘alConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
to Mountהַר־har-Noun - masculine singular constructH2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zalmonצַלְמ֗וֹןṣal·mō·wnNoun - proper - feminine singularH6756 Tsalmon
Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
tookוַיִּקַּח֩way·yiq·qaḥConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3947 take
his axeהַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹתhaq·qar·dum·mō·wṯArticle; Noun - feminine pluralH7134 axe
in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbə·yā·ḏōwPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
and cutוַיִּכְרֹת֙way·yiḵ·rōṯConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH3772 cut off, cut down
a branchשׂוֹכַ֣תśō·w·ḵaṯNoun - feminine singular constructH7754 branch or brushwood
from the treesעֵצִ֔ים‘ê·ṣîmNoun - masculine pluralH6086 tree, trees, wood
which he liftedוַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָway·yiś·śā·’e·hāConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singularH5375 lift, take, carry
toעַל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
his shoulderשִׁכְמ֑וֹšiḵ·mōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7926 shoulder
sayingוַיֹּ֜אמֶרway·yō·merConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH559 utter, say
toאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
his menהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
Hurryמַהֲר֖וּma·hă·rūVerb - Piel - Imperative - masculine pluralH4116 hasten
and doעָשִׂ֔יתִי‘ā·śî·ṯîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH6213 do, make
whatמָ֤הmāhInterrogativeH4100 what? how? aught
you have seen meרְאִיתֶם֙rə·’î·ṯemVerb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine pluralH7200 see
doעֲשׂ֥וּ‘ă·śūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH6213 do, make

Judges 9:49

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
So eachכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
manאִ֣ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
alsoגַם־ḡam-ConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
cutוַיִּכְרְת֨וּway·yiḵ·rə·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3772 cut off, cut down
his own branchשׂוֹכֹ֗הśō·w·ḵōhNoun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singularH7754 branch or brushwood
and followedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּway·yê·lə·ḵūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH1980 go, come, walk
Abimelechאֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙’ă·ḇî·me·leḵNoun - proper - masculine singularH40 Abimelek
Then they piledוַיָּשִׂ֣ימוּway·yā·śî·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7760 put, place, set
againstעַֽל־‘al-PrepositionH5921 height
the inner chamberהַצְּרִ֔יחַhaṣ·ṣə·rî·aḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6877 excavation, underground chamber
and setוַיַּצִּ֧יתוּway·yaṣ·ṣî·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3341 kindle, burn
on fireבָּאֵ֑שׁbā·’êšPreposition-b, Article; Noun - common singularH784 fire
above themעֲלֵיהֶ֛ם‘ă·lê·hemPreposition; third person masculine pluralH5921 height
killingוַיָּמֻ֜תוּway·yā·mu·ṯūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH4191 die
everyoneכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
in the towerמִֽגְדַּל־miḡ·dal-Noun - proper - feminine singularH4026 tower
of Shechemשְׁכֶ֛םšə·ḵemNoun - proper - feminine singularH7927 shoulder
about a thousandכְּאֶ֖לֶףkə·’e·lep̄Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular constructH505 thousand
menאִ֥ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
and womenוְאִשָּֽׁה׃פwə·’iš·šāhConjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singularH802 woman, wife, female

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Judges 9:48 Psalm 68:14

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