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Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire. (KJV)

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וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּvai.yi.la.cha.Muand they fought

Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVNw3mp)

Meaning: to fight

Used 171 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Exodus 14:14, Exodus 14:25, Exodus 17:8, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 17:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3898A; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 1

בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] descendants of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 2

יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudah

Lemma: יְהוּדָה (ye.hu.dah) · Strong's: H3063G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Judah

Used 810 times. Also: Genesis 29:35, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 37:26, Genesis 38:1, Genesis 38:2, Genesis 38:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3063G; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 3

בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Limagainst Jerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 4

וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.Duand they captured

Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920

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

Meaning: to capture

Used 121 times. Also: Numbers 21:32, Numbers 32:39, Numbers 32:41, Numbers 32:42, Deuteronomy 2:34, Deuteronomy 2:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3920; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 5

אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah<obj.> it

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 1:8 word 6

וַיַּכּ֖וּהָvai.ya.Ku.haand they struck it

Lemma: נָכָה (na.khah) · Strong's: H5221

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVhw3mp)

Meaning: to smite

Used 499 times. Also: Genesis 4:15, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:7, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 14:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5221; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 7

לְפִי\־le.fi-to [the] mouth of

Lemma: פֶּה (peh) · Strong's: H6310H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: lip: edge

Used 45 times. Also: Exodus 17:13, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 13:15, Deuteronomy 20:13, Joshua 6:21, Joshua 8:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6310H; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 8

חָ֑רֶבCha.rev[the] sword

Lemma: חֶ֫רֶב (che.rev) · Strong's: H2719

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: sword

Used 412 times. Also: Genesis 3:24, Genesis 27:40, Genesis 31:26, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:26, Genesis 48:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2719; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 9

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <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 1:8 word 10

הָעִ֖ירha.'Irthe city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 11

שִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.Chuthey sent

Lemma: שָׁלַח (sha.lach) · Strong's: H7971L

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to send: burn

Used 4 times. Also: Judges 20:48, 2 Kings 8:12, Psalms 74:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7971L; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 12

בָאֵֽשׁ\׃va.'Eshin <the> fire

Lemma: אֵשׁ (esh) · Strong's: H0784

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: fire

Used 376 times. Also: Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:24, Genesis 22:6, Genesis 22:7, Exodus 3:2, Exodus 9:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0784; TAHOT Judges 1:8 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Then the men	→	בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people
of Judah	→	יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah
fought	→	לָחַם H3898A to fight
against Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem
and captured it	→	לָכַד H3920 to capture
They put [the city]	→	נָכָה H5221 to smite
to the sword	→	חֶ֫רֶב H2719 sword
and set	→	שָׁלַח H7971L to send: burn
it	→	עִיר H5892B city
on fire	→	אֵשׁ H0784 fire

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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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