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Moreover the children of Ammon passed over Jordan to fight also against Judah, and against Benjamin, and against the house of Ephraim; so that Israel was sore distressed. (KJV)
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וַיַּעַבְר֤וּvai.ya.'av.Ruand they passed over
Lemma: עָבַר (a.var) · Strong's: H5674A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to pass
Used 493 times. Also: Genesis 8:1, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5674A; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 1
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] people 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 10:9 word 2
עַמּוֹן֙'a.mOnAmmon
Lemma: עַמּוֹן (am.mon) · Strong's: H5983
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ammon
Used 106 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Numbers 21:24, Deuteronomy 2:19, Deuteronomy 2:37, Deuteronomy 3:11, Deuteronomy 3:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5983; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 3
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 10:9 word 4
הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ןhai.yar.Denthe Jordan
Lemma: יַרְדֵּן (yar.den) · Strong's: H3383
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Jordan
Used 181 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 50:10, Genesis 50:11, Numbers 13:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3383; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 5
לְהִלָּחֵ֛םle.hi.la.Chemto fight
Lemma: לָחַם (la.cham) · Strong's: H3898A
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Infinitive · Construct (HVNcc)
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 10:9 word 6
גַּם\־gam-also
Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: also
Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 7
בִּיהוּדָ֥הbi.hu.Dahagainst Judah
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 10:9 word 8
וּבְבִנְיָמִ֖יןu.ve.vin.ya.Minand against Benjamin
Lemma: בִּנְיָמִין (bin.ya.min) · Strong's: H1144G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Benjamin
Used 157 times. Also: Genesis 35:18, Genesis 35:24, Genesis 42:4, Genesis 42:36, Genesis 43:14, Genesis 43:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1144G; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 9
וּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.Veitand against [the] house of
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: house: household
Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 10
אֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimEphraim
Lemma: אֶפְרַ֫יִם (eph.ra.yim) · Strong's: H0669G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Ephraim
Used 173 times. Also: Genesis 41:52, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 48:1, Genesis 48:5, Genesis 48:13, Genesis 48:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0669G; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 11
וַתֵּ֥צֶרva.Te.tzerand it was distress
Lemma: יָצַר (ya.tsar) · Strong's: H3334
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqw3fs)
Meaning: be distressed
Used 10 times. Also: Genesis 32:7, Judges 2:15, 1 Samuel 30:6, 2 Samuel 13:2, Nehemiah 9:27, Job 18:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3334; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 12
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לle.Yis.ra.'Elto Israel
Lemma: יִשְׂרָאֵל (yis.ra.el) · Strong's: H3478
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Israel
Used 2504 times. Also: Genesis 32:28, Genesis 32:32, Genesis 34:7, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 35:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3478; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 13
מְאֹֽד\׃me.'Odexceedingly
Lemma: מְאֹד (me.od) · Strong's: H3966
Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAcmsa)
Meaning: much
Used 300 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 4:5, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 12:14, Genesis 13:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3966; TAHOT Judges 10:9 word 14
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The Ammonites | → | בֵּן H1121G son: descendant/people |
| . . . | → | עַמּוֹן H5983 Ammon |
| also | → | גַּם H1571 also |
| crossed | → | עָבַר H5674A to pass |
| the Jordan | → | יַרְדֵּן H3383 Jordan |
| to fight | → | לָחַם H3898A to fight |
| against Judah | → | יְהוּדָה H3063G Judah |
| Benjamin | → | בִּנְיָמִין H1144G Benjamin |
| and the house | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household |
| of Ephraim | → | אֶפְרַ֫יִם H0669G Ephraim |
| and Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
| was in deep | → | מְאֹד H3966 much |
| distress | → | יָצַר H3334 be distressed |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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