Judges

Judges 9:5

⁵He went to his father’s house in Ophrah, and on one stone murdered his seventy brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, survived, because he hid himself.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He went	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to his father’s	אָבִיו֙	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
house	בֵית־	ḇêṯ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
in Ophrah	עָפְרָ֔תָה	‘ā·p̄ə·rā·ṯāh	Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H6084 perhaps modern
and on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
one	אֶחָ֑ת	’e·ḥāṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
stone	אֶ֣בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular	H68 stone
murdered	וַֽיַּהֲרֹ֞ג	way·ya·hă·rōḡ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2026 kill, slay
his seventy	שִׁבְּעִ֥ים	šib·bə·ʿīm	Number - common plural	H7657 seventy
brothers	אֶחָ֧יו	’e·ḥāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H251 brother
the sons	בְּנֵֽי־	bə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
of Jerubbaal	יְרֻבַּ֛עַל	yə·rub·ba·‘al	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3378 Jerubbaal
But Jotham	יוֹתָ֧ם	yō·w·ṯām	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3147 Jotham
the youngest	הַקָּטֹ֖ן	haq·qā·ṭōn	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
son	בֶּן־	ben-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1121 son
of Jerubbaal	יְרֻבַּ֛עַל	yə·rub·ba·‘al	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3378 Jerubbaal
survived	וַיִּוָּתֵ֞ר	way·yiw·wā·ṯêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3498 remain over
because	כִּ֥י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he hid himself	נֶחְבָּֽא׃ס	neḥ·bā	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2244 withdraw, hide

Cross-references

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2 Kings 11:1–2 · 2 Chronicles 21:4 · Judges 6:24 · Judges 9:2 · 2 Kings 10:17 · Judges 8:30 · Matthew 2:16 · Matthew 2:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.