Judges

Judges 9:48

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.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
he	אֲבִימֶ֜לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
and all	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
his men	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
went up	וַיַּ֨עַל	way·ya·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to Mount	הַר־	har-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2022 mountain, hill, hill-country
Zalmon	צַלְמ֗וֹן	ṣal·mō·wn	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H6756 Tsalmon
Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֨לֶךְ	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
took	וַיִּקַּח֩	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
his axe	הַקַּרְדֻּמּ֜וֹת	haq·qar·dum·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H7134 axe
in his hand	בְּיָד֗וֹ	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
and cut	וַיִּכְרֹת֙	way·yiḵ·rōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
a branch	שׂוֹכַ֣ת	śō·w·ḵaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H7754 branch or brushwood
from the trees	עֵצִ֔ים	‘ê·ṣîm	Noun - masculine plural	H6086 tree, trees, wood
which he lifted	וַיִּ֨שָּׂאֶ֔הָ	way·yiś·śā·’e·hā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person feminine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
to	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his shoulder	שִׁכְמ֑וֹ	šiḵ·mōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7926 shoulder
saying	וַיֹּ֜אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his men	הָעָ֣ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Hurry	מַהֲר֖וּ	ma·hă·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine plural	H4116 hasten
and do	עָשִׂ֔יתִי	‘ā·śî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H6213 do, make
what	מָ֤ה	māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
you have seen me	רְאִיתֶם֙	rə·’î·ṯem	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H7200 see
do	עֲשׂ֥וּ	‘ă·śū	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H6213 do, make

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