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Judges 1:8

Then the men of Judah fought against Jerusalem and captured it. They put the city to the sword and set it on fire.
Judges 1:8
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Original language and places

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)

וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יְהוּדָה֙ בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּ אוֹתָ֔הּ וַיַּכּ֖וּהָ לְפִי־חָ֑רֶב וְאֶת־הָעִ֖יר שִׁלְּח֥וּ בָאֵֽשׁ׃

  1. וַיִּלָּחֲמ֤וּvai.yi.la.cha.Mu“and they fought”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָחַם · “to fight” · Strong's H3898A
  2. בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-“[the] descendants of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  3. יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  4. בִּיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.Ru.sha.Lim“against Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  5. וַיִּלְכְּד֣וּvai.yil.ke.Du“and they captured”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
  6. אוֹתָ֔הּ'o.Tah“<obj.> it”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. וַיַּכּ֖וּהָvai.ya.Ku.ha“and they struck it”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  8. לְפִי־le.fi-“to [the] mouth of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from פֶּה · “edge” · Strong's H6310H
  9. חָ֑רֶבCha.rev“[the] sword”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫רֶב · “sword” · Strong's H2719
  10. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. הָעִ֖ירha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  12. שִׁלְּח֥וּshi.le.Chu“they sent”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁלַח · “burn” · Strong's H7971L
  13. בָאֵֽשׁ׃va.'Esh“in <the> fire”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)