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And Gideon said unto them, I would desire a request of you, that ye would give me every man the earrings of his prey. (For they had golden earrings, because they were Ishmaelites.) (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 1
אֲלֵהֶ֜ם'a.le.Hemto them
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 8:24 word 2
גִּדְע֗וֹןgid.'onGideon
Lemma: גִּדְעוֹן (gid.on) · Strong's: H1439
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Gideon
Used 39 times. Also: Judges 6:11, Judges 6:13, Judges 6:19, Judges 6:22, Judges 6:24, Judges 6:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1439; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 3
אֶשְׁאֲלָ֤ה'esh.'a.Lahlet me ask
Lemma: שָׁאַל (sha.al) · Strong's: H7592
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqc1cs)
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 8:24 word 4
שְׁאֵלָ֔הshe.'e.Laha petition
Lemma: שְׁאֵלָה (she.e.lah) · Strong's: H7596
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: petition
Used 14 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:17, 1 Samuel 1:27, 1 Samuel 2:20, 1 Kings 2:16, 1 Kings 2:20, Esther 5:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7596; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 5
וּתְנוּ\־u.te.nu-and give
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
Meaning: to give: give
Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 6
אִ֖ישׁ'isheveryone
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man: anyone
Used 546 times. Also: Genesis 9:5, Genesis 10:5, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 11:7, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376I; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 7
נֶ֣זֶםNe.zem<the> earring of
Lemma: נֶ֫זֶם (ne.zem) · Strong's: H5141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: ring
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5141; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 8
שְׁלָל֑וֹshe.la.Loplunder his
Lemma: שָׁלָל (sha.lal) · Strong's: H7998
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: spoil
Used 72 times. Also: Genesis 49:27, Exodus 15:9, Numbers 31:11, Numbers 31:12, Deuteronomy 2:35, Deuteronomy 3:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7998; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 9
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 10
נִזְמֵ֤יniz.Meiearrings of
Lemma: נֶ֫זֶם (ne.zem) · Strong's: H5141
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: ring
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:47, Genesis 35:4, Exodus 32:2, Exodus 32:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5141; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 11
זָהָב֙za.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 12
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 13
יִשְׁמְעֵאלִ֖יםyish.me.'e.Lim[were] Ishmaelites
Lemma: יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי (yish.ma.e.li) · Strong's: H3459
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Ishmaelite
Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 37:25, Genesis 37:27, Genesis 37:28, Genesis 39:1, 1 Chronicles 2:17, 1 Chronicles 27:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3459; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 14
הֵֽם\׃Hemthey
Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)
Meaning: they(masc.)
Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT Judges 8:24 word 15
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then he | → | גִּדְעוֹן H1439 Gideon |
| added | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Let me make a request | → | שָׁאַל H7592 to ask |
| . . . | → | שְׁאֵלָה H7596 petition |
| of you | → | |
| that each of you | → | אִישׁ H0376I man: anyone |
| give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| me | → | |
| an earring | → | נֶ֫זֶם H5141 ring |
| from his plunder | → | שָׁלָל H7998 spoil |
| For | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| [the enemies] had gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| earrings | → | נֶ֫זֶם H5141 ring |
| because | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| were Ishmaelites | → | יִשְׁמְעֵאלִי H3459 Ishmaelite |
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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