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And he said unto the men of Succoth, Give, I pray you, loaves of bread unto the people that follow me; for they be faint, and I am pursuing after Zebah and Zalmunna, kings of Midian. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.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 8:5 word 1
לְאַנְשֵׁ֣יle.'an.Sheito [the] people 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 8:5 word 2
סֻכּ֔וֹתsu.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 8:6, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:14, Judges 8:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5523G; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 3
תְּנוּ\־te.nu-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 8:5 word 4
נָא֙na'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 5
כִּכְּר֣וֹתki.ke.Rotround loaves of
Lemma: כִּכָּר (kik.kar) · Strong's: H3603H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Construct (HNcfpc)
Meaning: talent
Used 67 times. Also: Genesis 13:10, Genesis 13:11, Genesis 13:12, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:25, Genesis 19:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3603H; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 6
לֶ֔חֶםLe.chembread
Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: food: bread
Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 7
לָעָ֖םla.'Amto the people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people: soldiers
Used 77 times. Also: Exodus 14:6, Numbers 20:20, Numbers 31:32, Deuteronomy 20:1, Joshua 8:1, Joshua 8:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971K; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 8
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 9
בְּרַגְלָ֑יbe.rag.Lai[is] at feet my
Lemma: רֶ֫גֶל (re.gel) · Strong's: H7272
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: foot
Used 240 times. Also: Genesis 8:9, Genesis 18:4, Genesis 19:2, Genesis 24:32, Genesis 29:1, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7272; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 10
כִּי\־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 8:5 word 11
עֲיֵפִ֣ים'a.ye.Fim[are] exhausted
Lemma: עָיֵף (a.yeph) · Strong's: H5889
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)
Meaning: faint
Used 17 times. Also: Genesis 25:29, Genesis 25:30, Deuteronomy 25:18, Judges 8:4, 2 Samuel 16:14, 2 Samuel 17:29 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5889; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 12
הֵ֔םHemthey
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 8:5 word 13
וְאָנֹכִ֗יve.'a.no.Khiand I
Lemma: אָֽנֹכִ֫י (a.no.khi) · Strong's: H0595
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)
Meaning: I
Used 359 times. Also: Genesis 3:10, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 7:4, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:2, Genesis 15:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0595; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 14
רֹדֵ֛ףro.Def[am] pursuing
Lemma: רָדַף (ra.daph) · Strong's: H7291
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)
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 8:5 word 15
אַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.Reiafter
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 8:5 word 16
זֶ֥בַחZe.vachZebah
Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2078
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zebah
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 8:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:12, Judges 8:15, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2078; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 17
וְצַלְמֻנָּ֖עve.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 8:6, Judges 8:7, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:12, Judges 8:15, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6759; TAHOT Judges 8:5 word 18
מַלְכֵ֥יmal.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 8:5 word 19
מִדְיָֽן\׃mid.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 8:5 word 20
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| So [Gideon] said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to the men | → | אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human |
| of Succoth | → | סֻכּוֹת H5523G Succoth |
| Please | → | נָא H4994 please |
| give | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| my troops | → | עַם H5971K people: soldiers |
| some | → | כִּכָּר H3603H talent |
| bread | → | לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread |
| for | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| they | → | הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.) |
| are exhausted | → | עָיֵף H5889 faint |
| and I | → | אָֽנֹכִ֫י H0595 I |
| am still pursuing | → | רָדַף H7291 to pursue |
| . . . | → | אַחַר H0310A after |
| Zebah | → | זֶ֫בַח H2078 Zebah |
| and Zalmunna | → | צַלְמֻנָּע H6759 Zalmunna |
| the kings | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Midian | → | מִדְיָן H4080H Midian |
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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