Judges

Judges 9:52

⁵²When Abimelech came to attack the tower, he approached its entrance to set it on fire.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When Abimelech	אֲבִימֶ֙לֶךְ֙	’ă·ḇî·me·leḵ	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H40 Abimelek
came	וַיָּבֹ֤א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
attack	וַיִּלָּ֖חֶם	way·yil·lā·ḥem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3898 fight, do battle
the tower	הַמִּגְדָּ֔ל	ham·miḡ·dāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4026 tower
he approached	וַיִּגַּ֛שׁ	way·yig·gaš	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5066 draw near, approach
its	הַמִּגְדָּ֖ל	ham·miḡ·dāl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4026 tower
entrance	פֶּ֥תַח	pe·ṯaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H6607 opening, doorway, entrance
to set it on fire	לְשָׂרְפ֥וֹ	lə·śā·rə·p̄ōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H8313 burn

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