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But Adoni-bezek fled; and they pursued after him, and caught him, and cut off his thumbs and his great toes. (KJV)

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וַיָּ֙נָס֙vai.Ya.nosand he fled

Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to flee

Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 14:10, Genesis 19:20, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15, Genesis 39:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5127; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 1

אֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.niAdoni-

Lemma: אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק (a.do.ni-ve.zeq) · Strong's: H0137

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Adoni-bezek

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 1:5, Judges 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0137; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 2

בֶ֔זֶקVe.zekBezek

Lemma: אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק (a.do.ni-ve.zeq) · Strong's: H0137

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Adoni-bezek

Used 6 times. Also: Judges 1:5, Judges 1:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0137; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 3

וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.Fuand they pursued

Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to pursue

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 14:14, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 35:5, Genesis 44:4, Exodus 14:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7291; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 4

אַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.Ravafter him

Lemma: אַחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0310A

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAcmpc)

Meaning: after

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0310A; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 5

וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.Zuand they seized

Lemma: אָחַז (a.chaz) · Strong's: H0270

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)

Meaning: to grasp

Used 68 times. Also: Genesis 22:13, Genesis 25:26, Genesis 34:10, Genesis 47:27, Exodus 4:4, Exodus 15:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0270; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 6

אֹת֔וֹ'o.To<obj.> him

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 7

וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvay.ka.tze.Tzuand they cut off

Lemma: קָצַץ (qa.tsats) · Strong's: H7112

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVpw3mp)

Meaning: to cut

Used 14 times. Also: Exodus 39:3, Deuteronomy 25:12, Judges 1:7, 2 Samuel 4:12, 2 Kings 16:17, 2 Kings 18:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7112; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 8

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 9

בְּהֹנ֥וֹתbe.ho.Not[the] thumbs of

Lemma: בֹּ֫הֶן (bo.hen) · Strong's: H0931

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)

Meaning: thumb/big toe

Used 16 times. Also: Exodus 29:20, Leviticus 8:23, Leviticus 8:24, Leviticus 14:14, Leviticus 14:17, Leviticus 14:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0931; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 10

יָדָ֖יוya.Davhands his

Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)

Meaning: hand

Used 722 times. Also: Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:11, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 14:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3027G; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 11

וְרַגְלָֽיו\׃ve.rag.Lavand feet his

Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)

Meaning: foot

Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Judges 1:6 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

As Adoni-bezek	→	אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק H0137 Adoni-bezek
. . .	→	אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק H0137 Adoni-bezek
fled	→	נוּס H5127 to flee
they pursued him	→	רָדַף H7291 to pursue
. . .	→	אַחַר H0310A after
seized him	→	אָחַז H0270 to grasp
and cut off	→	קָצַץ H7112 to cut
his thumbs	→	בֹּ֫הֶן H0931 thumb/big toe
. . .	→	יָד H3027G hand
and big toes	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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