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And Gideon said, Therefore when the LORD hath delivered Zebah and Zalmunna into mine hand, then I will tear your flesh with the thorns of the wilderness and with briers. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.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 8:7 word 1
גִּדְע֔וֹןgid.'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 8:7 word 2
לָכֵ֗ןla.Khen<to> therefore
Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: so
Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 3
בְּתֵ֧תbe.Tetwhen gives
Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
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 8:7 word 4
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 5
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 8:7 word 6
זֶ֥בַחZe.vachZebah
Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2078
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zebah
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:12, Judges 8:15, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2078; TAHOT Judges 8:7 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 8:7 word 8
צַלְמֻנָּ֖עtzal.mu.Na'Zalmunna
Lemma: צַלְמֻנָּע (tsal.mun.na) · Strong's: H6759
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Zalmunna
Used 12 times. Also: Judges 8:5, Judges 8:6, Judges 8:10, Judges 8:12, Judges 8:15, Judges 8:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6759; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 9
בְּיָדִ֑יbe.ya.Diin hand my
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 8:7 word 10
וְדַשְׁתִּי֙ve.dash.Tiand I will thresh
Lemma: דּוּשׁ (dush) · Strong's: H1758
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)
Meaning: to tread
Used 16 times. Also: Deuteronomy 25:4, 2 Kings 13:7, 1 Chronicles 21:20, Job 39:15, Isaiah 25:10, Isaiah 28:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1758; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 11
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 8:7 word 12
בְּשַׂרְכֶ֔םbe.sar.Khemflesh your
Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: flesh
Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 13
אֶת\־'et-with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 14
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 8:16, 2 Samuel 23:6, Psalms 118:12, Isaiah 32:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6975; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 15
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 8:7 word 16
וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand with
Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 17
הַֽבַּרְקֳנִֽים\׃Ha.bar.ko.Nim<the> briers
Lemma: בַּרְקָנִים (bar.qan) · Strong's: H1303
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: briar
Used 2 times. Also: Judges 8:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1303; TAHOT Judges 8:7 word 18
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Very well | → | כֵּן H3651C so |
| Gideon | → | גִּדְעוֹן H1439 Gideon |
| replied | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| when the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| has delivered | → | נָתַן H5414G to give: give |
| Zebah | → | זֶ֫בַח H2078 Zebah |
| and | → | אֵת H0853 [Obj.] |
| Zalmunna | → | צַלְמֻנָּע H6759 Zalmunna |
| into my hand | → | יָד H3027H hand: power |
| I will tear | → | דּוּשׁ H1758 to tread |
| your flesh | → | בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh |
| with | → | אֵת H0854 with |
| the thorns | → | קוֹץ H6975 thorn |
| and briers | → | בַּרְקָנִים H1303 briar |
| of the wilderness | → | מִדְבָּר H4057B wilderness |
| . . . | → | אֵת H0854 with |
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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