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And when Zebah and Zalmunna fled, he pursued after them, and took the two kings of Midian, Zebah and Zalmunna, and discomfited all the host. (KJV)
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וַיָּנ֗וּסוּvai.ya.Nu.suand they fled
Lemma: נוּס (nus) · Strong's: H5127
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
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 8:12 word 1
זֶ֚בַחZe.vachZebah
Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2078
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zebah
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:15, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2078; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 2
וְצַלְמֻנָּ֔עve.tzal.mu.Na'and Zalmunna
Lemma: צַלְמֻנָּע (tsal.mun.na) · Strong's: H6759
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zalmunna
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:15, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6759; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 3
וַיִּרְדֹּ֖ףvai.yir.Dofand he pursued
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 8:12 word 4
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֑ם'a.cha.rei.Hemafter them
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 8:12 word 5
וַיִּלְכֹּ֞דvai.yil.Kodand he captured
Lemma: לָכַד (la.khad) · Strong's: H3920
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
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 8:12 word 6
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 8:12 word 7
שְׁנֵ֣י\׀she.Nei[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 8
מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei[the] kings of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 9
מִדְיָ֗ןmid.YanMidian
Lemma: מִדְיָן (mid.yan) · Strong's: H4080H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Midian
Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 36:35, Exodus 2:15, Exodus 2:16, Exodus 3:1, Exodus 4:19, Exodus 18:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4080H; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 10
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 8:12 word 11
זֶ֙בַח֙ze.vachZebah
Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2078
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zebah
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:15, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2078; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 12
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 8:12 word 13
צַלְמֻנָּ֔עtzal.mu.Na'Zalmunna
Lemma: צַלְמֻנָּע (tsal.mun.na) · Strong's: H6759
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zalmunna
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:15, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6759; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 14
וְכָל\־ve.kholand all
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 15
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֖הha.ma.cha.Nehthe army
Lemma: מַחֲנֶה (ma.cha.neh) · Strong's: H4264
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: camp
Used 215 times. Also: Genesis 32:2, Genesis 32:7, Genesis 32:8, Genesis 32:10, Genesis 32:21, Genesis 33:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4264; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 16
הֶחֱרִֽיד\׃he.che.Ridhe routed
Lemma: חָרַד (cha.rad) · Strong's: H2729
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhp3ms)
Meaning: to tremble
Used 39 times. Also: Genesis 27:33, Genesis 42:28, Exodus 19:16, Exodus 19:18, Leviticus 26:6, Deuteronomy 28:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2729; TAHOT Judges 8:12 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| When Zebah | → | זֶ֫בַח H2078 Zebah |
| and Zalmunna | → | צַלְמֻנָּע H6759 Zalmunna |
| fled | → | נוּס H5127 to flee |
| [Gideon] pursued | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| . . . | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| and captured | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| these two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Midian | → | מִדְיָן H4080H Midian |
| routing | → | חָרַד H2729 to tremble |
| their entire | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| army | → | מַחֲנֶה H4264 camp |
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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