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And he took the elders of the city, and thorns of the wilderness and briers, and with them he taught the men of Succoth. (KJV)

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וַיִּקַּח֙vai.yi.Kachand he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: take

Used 770 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947G; TAHOT Judges 8:16 word 1

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 8:16 word 2

זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei[the] elders of

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 8:16 word 3

הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe city

Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: city

Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT Judges 8:16 word 4

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 8:16 word 5

קוֹצֵ֥יko.Tzei[the] thorns of

Lemma: קוֹץ (qots) · Strong's: H6975

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

Meaning: thorn

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 3:18, Exodus 22:6, Judges 8:7, 2 Samuel 23:6, Psalms 118:12, Isaiah 32:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6975; TAHOT Judges 8:16 word 6

הַמִּדְבָּ֖רha.mid.Barthe wilderness

Lemma: מִדְבָּר (mid.bar) · Strong's: H4057B

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

Meaning: wilderness

Used 269 times. Also: Genesis 14:6, Genesis 16:7, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 36:24 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4057B; TAHOT Judges 8:16 word 7

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 8:16 word 8

הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑יםha.bar.ko.Nimthe briers

Lemma: בַּרְקָנִים (bar.qan) · Strong's: H1303

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: briar

Used 2 times. Also: Judges 8:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1303; TAHOT Judges 8:16 word 9

וַיֹּ֣דַעvai.Yo.da'and he taught

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhw3ms)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Judges 8:16 word 10

אֵ֖ת'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 8:16 word 11

אַנְשֵׁ֥י'an.Shei[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 8:16 word 12

סֻכּֽוֹת\׃su.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 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5523G; TAHOT Judges 8:16 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

Then he took	→	לָקַח H3947G to take: take
the elders	→	זָקֵן H2205G old: elder
of the city	→	עִיר H5892B city
and [using]	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
the thorns	→	קוֹץ H6975 thorn
and briers	→	בַּרְקָנִים H1303 briar
of the wilderness	→	מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness
he disciplined	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
the men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
of Succoth	→	סֻכּוֹת H5523G Succoth

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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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