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And caught a young man of the men of Succoth, and enquired of him: and he described unto him the princes of Succoth, and the elders thereof, even threescore and seventeen men. (KJV)
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וַיִּלְכָּד\־vai.yil.kod-and 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 8:14 word 1
נַ֛עַרNa.'ara young man
Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: youth
Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 2
מֵאַנְשֵׁ֥יme.'an.Sheione of [the] men of
Lemma: אֱנוֹשׁ (e.nosh) · Strong's: H0582
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: human
Used 564 times. Also: Genesis 6:4, Genesis 12:20, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0582; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 3
סֻכּ֖וֹתsu.KotSuccoth
Lemma: סֻכּוֹת (suk.kot) · Strong's: H5523G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Succoth
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 33:17, Joshua 13:27, Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5523G; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 4
וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֑הוּvai.yish.'a.Le.huand he enquired of him
Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to ask
Used 167 times. Also: Genesis 24:47, Genesis 24:57, Genesis 26:7, Genesis 32:17, Genesis 32:29, Genesis 37:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7592; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 5
וַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.Toand he wrote down
Lemma: כָּתַב (ka.tav) · Strong's: H3789
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to write
Used 222 times. Also: Exodus 17:14, Exodus 24:4, Exodus 24:12, Exodus 31:18, Exodus 32:15, Exodus 32:32 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3789; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 6
אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lavto him
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 7
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 8:14 word 8
שָׂרֵ֤יsa.Rei[the] officials of
Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ruler
Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 9
סֻכּוֹת֙su.kOtSuccoth
Lemma: סֻכּוֹת (suk.kot) · Strong's: H5523G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Succoth
Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 33:17, Joshua 13:27, Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5523G; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 10
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 8:14 word 11
זְקֵנֶ֔יהָze.ke.Nei.haelders its
Lemma: זָקֵן (za.qen) · Strong's: H2205G
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HAampc)
Meaning: old: elder
Used 127 times. Also: Genesis 50:7, Exodus 3:16, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 4:29, Exodus 12:21, Exodus 17:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2205G; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 12
שִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'Imseventy
Lemma: שִׁבְעִים (shiv.im) · Strong's: H7657
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: seventy
Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:12, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 11:26, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 25:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7657; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 13
וְשִׁבְעָ֖הve.shiv.'Ahand seven
Lemma: שֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) · Strong's: H7651
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: seven
Used 392 times. Also: Genesis 4:24, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:25, Genesis 5:26, Genesis 5:31, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7651; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 14
אִֽישׁ\׃'Ishman
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Judges 8:14 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| There he captured | → | לָכַד H3920 to capture |
| a young man | → | נַ֫עַר H5288 youth |
| . . . | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| of Succoth | → | סֻכּוֹת H5523G Succoth |
| and interrogated him | → | שָׁאַל H7592 to ask |
| The young man wrote down | → | כָּתַב H3789 to write |
| for him | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the names of the seventy-seven | → | שִׁבְעִים H7657 seventy |
| . . . | → | שֶׁ֫בַע H7651 seven |
| leaders | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| elders | → | זָקֵן H2205G old: elder |
| of Succoth | → | סֻכּוֹת H5523G Succoth |
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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