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Judges 1:19

The LORD was with Judah, and they took possession of the hill country; but they could not drive out the inhabitants of the plains because they had chariots of iron.
Judges 1:19
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ אֶתּ־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּ֖רֶשׁ אֶת־הָהָ֑ר כִּ֣י לֹ֤א לְהוֹרִישׁ֙ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָעֵ֔מֶק כִּי־רֶ֥כֶב בַּרְזֶ֖ל לָהֶֽם׃

  1. וַיְהִ֤יvay.Hi“and he was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  3. אֶתּ־'et-“with”
    Preposition · from אֵת · “with” · Strong's H0854
  4. יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  5. וַיֹּ֖רֶשׁvai.Yo.resh“and it took possession of”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הָהָ֑רha.Har“the hill country”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הַר · “hill country” · Strong's H2022H
  8. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. לְהוֹרִישׁ֙le.ho.Rish“to dispossess”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. יֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.Vei“[the] inhabitants of”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  13. הָעֵ֔מֶקha.'E.mek“the valley”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עֵ֫מֶק · “valley” · Strong's H6010R
  14. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. רֶ֥כֶבRe.khev“chariotry of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from רֶ֫כֶב · “chariot” · Strong's H7393G
  16. בַּרְזֶ֖לbar.Zel“iron”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בַּרְזֶל · “iron” · Strong's H1270
  17. לָהֶֽם׃la.Hem“[belonged] to <the> them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)