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They chose new gods; then was war in the gates: was there a shield or spear seen among forty thousand in Israel? (KJV)
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יִבְחַר֙yiv.Charit chose
Lemma: בָּחַר (ba.char) · Strong's: H0977
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to choose
Used 171 times. Also: Genesis 6:2, Genesis 13:11, Exodus 14:7, Exodus 17:9, Exodus 18:25, Numbers 16:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0977; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 1
אֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.Himgods
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 31:30, Genesis 31:32, Genesis 35:2, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 12:12, Exodus 18:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430J; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 2
חֲדָשִׁ֔יםcha.da.Shimnew
Lemma: חָדָשׁ (cha.dash) · Strong's: H2319H
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: new
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 1:8, Leviticus 23:16, Leviticus 26:10, Numbers 28:26, Deuteronomy 20:5, Deuteronomy 22:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2319H; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 3
אָ֖ז'azthen
Lemma: אָז (az) · Strong's: H0227A
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: then
Used 122 times. Also: Genesis 4:26, Genesis 12:6, Genesis 13:7, Genesis 24:41, Genesis 49:4, Exodus 4:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0227A; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 4
לָחֶ֣םla.Chembread
Lemma: לָחֶם (la.chem) · Strong's: H3901
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: war
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3901; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 5
שְׁעָרִ֑יםshe.'a.Rimgates
Lemma: שַׁ֫עַר (sha.ar) · Strong's: H8179G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: gate
Used 347 times. Also: Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:17, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:18, Genesis 24:60, Genesis 28:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8179G; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 6
מָגֵ֤ןma.Gena shield
Lemma: מָגֵן (ma.gen) · Strong's: H4043
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: shield
Used 63 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Deuteronomy 33:29, 2 Samuel 1:21, 2 Samuel 22:3, 2 Samuel 22:31, 2 Samuel 22:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4043; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 7
אִם\־'im-if
Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518H
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: if: surely no
Used 109 times. Also: Genesis 14:23, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 24:33, Genesis 42:15, Leviticus 27:26, Numbers 11:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0518H; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 8
יֵֽרָאֶה֙ye.ra.'Ehit was seen
Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G
Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNi3ms)
Meaning: to see: see
Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 9
וָרֹ֔מַחva.Ro.machand a spear
Lemma: רֹ֫מַח (ro.mach) · Strong's: H7420
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: spear
Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 25:7, 1 Kings 18:28, 1 Chronicles 12:8, 1 Chronicles 12:24, 2 Chronicles 11:12, 2 Chronicles 14:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7420; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 10
בְּאַרְבָּעִ֥יםbe.'ar.ba.'Imamong forty
Lemma: אַרְבָּעִים (ar.ba.im) · Strong's: H0705
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: forty
Used 135 times. Also: Genesis 5:13, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 7:12, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 8:6, Genesis 18:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0705; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 11
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousand
Lemma: אֶ֫לֶף (e.leph) · Strong's: H0505G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: thousand
Used 494 times. Also: Genesis 20:16, Genesis 24:60, Exodus 12:37, Exodus 18:21, Exodus 18:25, Exodus 20:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0505G; TAHOT Judges 5:8 word 12
בְּיִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃be.Yis.ra.'Elin 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 5:8 word 13
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When they chose | → | בָּחַר H0977 to choose |
| new | → | חָדָשׁ H2319H new |
| gods | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430J God |
| then | → | אָז H0227A then |
| war | → | לָחֶם H3901 war |
| came to their gates | → | שַׁ֫עַר H8179G gate |
| Not | → | אִם H0518H if: surely no |
| a shield | → | מָגֵן H4043 shield |
| or spear | → | רֹ֫מַח H7420 spear |
| was found | → | רָאָה H7200G to see: see |
| among forty | → | אַרְבָּעִים H0705 forty |
| thousand | → | אֶ֫לֶף H0505G thousand |
| in Israel | → | יִשְׂרָאֵל H3478 Israel |
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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