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And he spake also unto the men of Penuel, saying, When I come again in peace, I will break down this tower. (KJV)

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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.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 8:9 word 1

גַּם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Judges 8:9 word 2

לְאַנְשֵׁ֥יle.'an.Sheito [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 8:9 word 3

פְנוּאֵ֖לfe.nu.'ElPenuel

Lemma: פְּנוּאֵל (pe.nu.el) · Strong's: H6439G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Peniel

Used 7 times. Also: Genesis 32:30, Genesis 32:31, Judges 8:8, Judges 8:17, 1 Kings 12:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6439G; TAHOT Judges 8:9 word 4

לֵאמֹ֑רle.Mor<to> saying

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

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 8:9 word 5

בְּשׁוּבִ֣יbe.shu.Viwhen return I

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Judges 8:9 word 6

בְשָׁל֔וֹםve.sha.Lomin peace

Lemma: שָׁלוֹם (sha.lom) · Strong's: H7965G

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

Meaning: peace

Used 164 times. Also: Genesis 15:15, Genesis 26:29, Genesis 26:31, Genesis 28:21, Genesis 37:4, Genesis 41:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7965G; TAHOT Judges 8:9 word 7

אֶתֹּ֖ץ'e.TotzI will tear down

Lemma: נָתַץ (na.tats) · Strong's: H5422

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqi1cs)

Meaning: to tear

Used 42 times. Also: Exodus 34:13, Leviticus 11:35, Leviticus 14:45, Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 12:3, Judges 2:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5422; TAHOT Judges 8:9 word 8

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 8:9 word 9

הַמִּגְדָּ֥לha.mig.Dalthe tower

Lemma: מִגְדָּל (mig.dal) · Strong's: H4026M

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

Meaning: tower

Used 42 times. Also: Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Judges 8:17, Judges 9:46, Judges 9:47, Judges 9:49 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4026M; TAHOT Judges 8:9 word 10

הַזֶּֽה\׃\ \פha.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 8:9 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

So [Gideon]	→	גַּם H1571 also
told	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
the men	→	אֱנוֹשׁ H0582 human
of Penuel	→	פְּנוּאֵל H6439G Peniel
. . .	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
When I return	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
in triumph	→	שָׁלוֹם H7965G peace
I will tear down	→	נָתַץ H5422 to tear
this	→	זֶה H2088 this
tower	→	מִגְדָּל H4026M tower

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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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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