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God hath delivered into your hands the princes of Midian, Oreb and Zeeb: and what was I able to do in comparison of you? Then their anger was abated toward him, when he had said that. (KJV)
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בְּיֶדְכֶם֩be.yed.Khemin hand your
Lemma: יָד (yad) · Strong's: H3027H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)
Meaning: hand: power
Used 578 times. Also: Genesis 14:20, Genesis 16:6, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35, Genesis 31:29, Genesis 32:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3027H; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 1
נָתַ֨ןna.Tanhe has given
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 8:3 word 2
אֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimGod
Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: God
Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 3
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 8:3 word 4
שָׂרֵ֤יsa.Rei[the] commanders 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 8:3 word 5
מִדְיָן֙mid.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 8:3 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 8:3 word 7
עֹרֵ֣ב'o.RevOreb
Lemma: עֹרֵב (o.rev) · Strong's: H6159
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Oreb
Used 7 times. Also: Judges 7:25, Psalms 83:11, Isaiah 10:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6159; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 8
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 8:3 word 9
זְאֵ֔בze.'EvZeeb
Lemma: זְאֵב (ze.ev) · Strong's: H2062
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zeeb
Used 6 times. Also: Judges 7:25, Psalms 83:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2062; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 10
וּמַה\־u.mah-and what?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 11
יָּכֹ֖לְתִּיya.Kho.le.tihave I been able
Lemma: יָכֹל (ya.khol) · Strong's: H3201
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)
Meaning: be able
Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 19:22, Genesis 24:50 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3201; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 12
עֲשׂ֣וֹתa.Sotto do
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to make: do
Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 13
אָ֗ז'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 8:3 word 14
רָפְתָ֤הra.fe.Tahit relaxed
Lemma: רָפָה (ra.phah) · Strong's: H7503
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)
Meaning: to slacken
Used 46 times. Also: Exodus 4:26, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17, Deuteronomy 4:31, Deuteronomy 9:14, Deuteronomy 31:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7503; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 15
רוּחָם֙ru.Chamspirit their
Lemma: רוּחַ (ru.ach) · Strong's: H7307J
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: spirit: temper
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Chronicles 21:16, Job 21:4, Proverbs 14:29, Proverbs 17:27, Proverbs 25:28, Proverbs 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7307J; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 16
מֵֽעָלָ֔יוme.'a.Lavfrom on <the> him
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 17
בְּדַבְּר֖וֹbe.da.be.Rowhen said he
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 18
הַדָּבָ֥רha.da.Varthe word
Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: word
Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 19
הַזֶּֽה\׃ha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Judges 8:3 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| God | → | אֱלֹהִים H0430G God |
| has delivered | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| Oreb | → | עֹרֵב H6159 Oreb |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| Zeeb | → | זְאֵב H2062 Zeeb |
| the two princes | → | שַׂר H8269 ruler |
| of Midian | → | מִדְיָן H4080H Midian |
| into your hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| What | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| was I able | → | יָכֹל H3201 be able |
| to do | → | עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do |
| compared to you | → | |
| . . . | → | אָז H0227A then |
| When he had said | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| . . . | → | דָּבָר H1697G word |
| this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| their anger | → | רוּחַ H7307J spirit: temper |
| against him | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| subsided | → | רָפָה H7503 to slacken |
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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