Judges 5:18 Go deeper

Zebulun and Naphtali were a people that jeoparded their lives unto the death in the high places of the field. (KJV)

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זְבֻל֗וּןze.vu.LunZebulun

Lemma: זְבוּלֻן (ze.vu.lun) · Strong's: H2074

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Zebulun

Used 45 times. Also: Genesis 30:20, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:14, Genesis 49:13, Exodus 1:3, Numbers 1:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2074; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 1

עַ֣ם'am[was] a people

Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: people

Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 2

חֵרֵ֥ףche.Ref[which] it despised

Lemma: חָרַף (cha.raph) · Strong's: H2778A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpp3ms)

Meaning: to taunt

Used 39 times. Also: Judges 8:15, 1 Samuel 17:10, 1 Samuel 17:25, 1 Samuel 17:26, 1 Samuel 17:36, 1 Samuel 17:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2778A; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 3

נַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.Sholife its

Lemma: נֶ֫פֶשׁ (ne.phesh) · Strong's: H5315H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: soul: life

Used 206 times. Also: Genesis 1:30, Genesis 9:4, Genesis 9:5, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5315H; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 4

לָמ֖וּתla.Mutto die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 5

וְנַפְתָּלִ֑יve.naf.ta.Liand Naphtali

Lemma: נַפְתָּלִי (naph.ta.li) · Strong's: H5321G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Naphtali

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 30:8, Genesis 35:25, Genesis 46:24, Genesis 49:21, Exodus 1:4, Numbers 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5321G; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 6

עַ֖ל'alon

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 7

מְרוֹמֵ֥יme.ro.Mei[the] heights of

Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791

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

Meaning: height

Used 54 times. Also: 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19, Job 25:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 8

שָׂדֶֽה\׃sa.Deh[the] field

Lemma: שָׂדֶה (sa.deh) · Strong's: H7704G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: land: country

Used 295 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 3:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7704G; TAHOT Judges 5:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Zebulun	→	זְבוּלֻן H2074 Zebulun
was a people	→	עַם H5971A people
who risked	→	חָרַף H2778A to taunt
. . .	→	מוּת H4191 to die
their lives	→	נֶ֫פֶשׁ H5315H soul: life
Naphtali, too	→	נַפְתָּלִי H5321G Naphtali
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
the heights	→	מָרוֹם H4791 height
of the battlefield	→	שָׂדֶה H7704G land: country

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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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