Judges 1:6

As Adoni-bezek fled, they pursued him, seized him, and cut off his thumbs and big toes.
Judges 1:6
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּ֙נָס֙ אֲדֹ֣נִי בֶ֔זֶק וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אַחֲרָ֑יו וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּ אֶת־בְּהֹנ֥וֹת יָדָ֖יו וְרַגְלָֽיו׃

  1. וַיָּ֙נָס֙vai.Ya.nos“and he fled”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  2. אֲדֹ֣נִי'a.Do.ni“Adoni-”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק · “Adoni-bezek” · Strong's H0137
  3. בֶ֔זֶקVe.zek“Bezek”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from אֲדֹנִי־בֶ֫זֶק · “Adoni-bezek” · Strong's H0137
  4. וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.Fu“and they pursued”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָדַף · “to pursue” · Strong's H7291
  5. אַחֲרָ֑יו'a.cha.Rav“after him”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  6. וַיֹּאחֲז֣וּvai.yo.cha.Zu“and they seized”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָחַז · “to grasp” · Strong's H0270
  7. אֹת֔וֹ'o.To“<obj.> him”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. וַֽיְקַצְּצ֔וּvay.ka.tze.Tzu“and they cut off”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from קָצַץ · “to cut” · Strong's H7112
  9. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. בְּהֹנ֥וֹתbe.ho.Not“[the] thumbs of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from בֹּ֫הֶן · “thumb|big toe” · Strong's H0931
  11. יָדָ֖יוya.Dav“hands his”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  12. וְרַגְלָֽיו׃ve.rag.Lav“and feet his”
    Conjunction + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רֶ֫גֶל · “foot” · Strong's H7272
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)